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New at Fort Riley, Kansas: A nicer place to call home
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/02/25/184071/new-at-fort-riley-kansas-a-nicer.htmlNew at Fort Riley, Kansas: A nicer place to call home
Donald Bradley | Kansas City Star
Posted on Monday, February 25, 2013
FORT RILEY, Kan. — The just-completed Forsyth Neighborhood here looks like a typical new subdivision in any suburban community.
Pretty homes, nice lawns, young trees and smooth streets.
The difference is who lives here: the soldiers who fight America’s wars.
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The work is being done as part of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, established by Congress in 1996 to improve life on the home front for service members and spouses. The military wants those people to re-up, and 1950s-looking housing isn’t exactly a selling point.