FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Second Lady Karen Pence wasted no time connecting with military spouses who gathered at the Naval Station on Saturday.
Karen returns with her husband after they made a trip to Lemoore back in 2019 to tell the spouses they were the backbone of the U.S. military.
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She says their continued efforts to hold down the fort as their significant others are deployed are what keeps them going.
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"I am here today to pay a debt of gratitude to our homefront heroes, all of you," she said.
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The main goal of Pence's speech was to educate the spouses on employment solutions that are available to them
Each blue star family in attendance received a bracelet with the Vice Presidential seal, American flag and blue star.