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180,000 units around the world built cheap and now falling apart. >> facing a billion-dollar repair bill, congress had a big idea. turn the housing over to private companies and let the free market do its work. >> but as cnn's deborah feyerick reports, for many families living in those homes that big idea has been a disaster. >> and the men and women who served to protect us are fighting a losing battle at home. >> reporter: when these sailors and marines left the u.s. to serve their country, no one imagined many would come home to this. so you know people who are affected in this ho...

15 years ago congress knew it had a big problem. its military housing was in a desperate state. 180,000 units around the world built cheap and now falling apart. >> facing a billion-dollar repair bill, congress had a big idea. turn the housing over to private companies and let the free market do its work. >> but as cnn's deborah feyerick reports, for many families living in those homes that big idea has been a disaster. >> and the men and women who served to protect us are fighting a losing battle at home. >> reporter: when these sailors and marines left the u.s. to serve their count...

its military housing was in a desperate state. 180,000 units around the world built cheap and now falling apart. >> facing a billion-dollar repair bill, congress had a big idea. turn the housing over to private companies and let the free market do its work. >> but as cnn's deborah feyerick reports, for many families living in those homes that big idea has been a disaster. >> and the men and women who served to protect us are fighting a losing battle at home. >> reporter: when these sailors and marines left the u.s. to serve their country, no one imagined many would come home to this....

drew griffin. >> 15 years ago congress knew it had a big problem. its military housing was in a desperate state. 180,000 units around the world built cheap and now falling apart. >> facing a billion dollar repair bill, congress had a big idea. turning the housing over to private companies and let the free market do its work. >> but as cnn's debra feyerick reports, for many families living in those homes, that big idea has been a disaster. >> and the men and women who served to protect us are fighting a losing battle at home. >> reporter: when these sailors and marines left the u.s. t...

desperate state. 180,000 units around the world built cheap and now falling apart. >> facing a billion dollar repair bill, congress had a big idea. turning the housing over to private companies and let the free market do its work. >> but as cnn's debra feyerick reports, for many families living in those homes, that big idea has been a disaster. >> and the men and women who served to protect us are fighting a losing battle at home. >> reporter: when these sailors and marines left the u.s. to serve their country, no one imagined many would come home to this. so you know people who are ...