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a hull technician aboard the Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship based in San Diego. Purselley's disabled mother, Kathy Frisbie, lives with the family. Frisbie said the gracious spirit in which the food is given makes taking it easier on their pride. "They don't look down on us because we are here," Frisbie said. During World War II, the National Presbyterian Church started an outreach program for military families coast to coast. In 1968, the Presbytery of San Diego took responsibility for the local chapter. The presbytery spun off its military food program this year, with oversight now divided between the Military Outreach Ministry in North County and Military Outreach Ministries in the rest of the region. "(Service members) struggle because of our cost of living," said Faye Bell, executive director for the Military Outreach Ministry. "The lower-ranking enlisted guys do all the hard work and still have the stress of not being able to take care of their families the way they wish they could."
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