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Meet the Katchkas
Marine Corps Base Quantico
May 23, 2019 | 3:42
A dual-military family, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Gizelle Katchka and Staff Sgt. Kyle Katchka and their two daughters have faced hardships typical military families don't: having both parents deploying at the same time and leaving their children behind. The Katchka's are now stationed aboard Quantico and not expecting to deploy simultaneously again. Gizelle is the logistics director for the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, and Kyle is the Funeral Director at Marine Barracks Washington, District of Columbia.
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