Read previewAn Army family at Fort Cavazos in Texas was awarded $10.3 million Monday after living in a mold-infested home run by a private Army housing company and repeated hospitalizations of their newborn infant for respiratory difficulties.
Meanwhile, private military housing providers operate with relatively little oversight from the Army despite years of outcry from service members and lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
The house the Kiernans lived in and its subsequent maintenance was managed by Cavalry Family Housing, which has some 5,000 homes around Fort Cavazos in its portfolio.
A government contractor takes a step back to ensure the letters are aligned correctly at the main gate of the newly-designated Fort Cavazos.
US Army photo by Eric Franklin, Fort Cavazos Public AffairsAfter returning home from pediatric intensive care, Grant was again hospitalized two days later.
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Fort Cavazos, Texas, Austin , Texas, Cavazos, Fort Campbell , Kentucky