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From IVF to twins, a wounded vet and wife lean on each other

Having faced the scars of war as a veteran family, this couple is now welcoming twins.

Aired 10/23/2017

PBS News Hour

From IVF to twins, a wounded vet and wife lean on each other

Clip: 10/23/2017 | 10m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Having faced the scars of war as a veteran family, this couple is now welcoming twins.

Two years ago, what this couple wanted most was to start a family, but daunting physical and financial challenges stood in their way. William Brangham revisits Jason and Rachel Hallett, who struggled with the aftereffects of a grievous war injury as well as a ban by the VA on health coverage for in vitro fertilization, to see how their long journey to parenthood was captured by a photographer.

Aired 10/23/2017

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