CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Military families are facing financial hardship as service members continue working without pay during the ongoing government shutdown, with one Fort Campbell family's story highlighting the widespread impact on those serving overseas.

Brittney LeClerc is managing alone while her husband is on his fifth deployment, and the government shutdown has made an already difficult situation much worse. Without her husband's military paycheck, which she says is more than double her income, the family is struggling to cover basic expenses. "I don't make nearly as much as my husband, not even half, so it's going to be rough. I just don't know what to do," LeClerc said.

The family has been forced to make payment arrangements for vehicle insurance, cell phone bills and car

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