Lawmakers Hear Emotional Stories From 'Forgotten Crisis' Of Military Domestic Violence
Three women told a House Armed Services subcommittee that their complaints of physical abuse ultimately went ignored by commanding officers.
Former wives and partners of servicemen who survived domestic abuse told their harrowing stories before the House Armed Services military preparedness subcommittee as they pressed for more attention to and resources for the growing problem within the armed forces.
"We are here today because domestic violence has become a forgotten crisis in our military," chairwoman Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said in
