spouses, and a stigma, seemingly born of denial. i would never go to my husband s command, ever. reporter: that s changing slowly. for the first time, the department of defense just commissioned a 90-day battle plan: identify hungry military families, connect them with help. our men and women in uniform and their families have enough to worry about. basic necessities like food and housing shouldn t be among them. reporter: kennedy is skeptical. how long do you think that will take to trickle down to service membeerndrs ver surprisd if we see anything within the next year. reporter: this giveaway fed 680 families. most will need help again. you can only live so long on resilience.p happy holidays! reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. o donnell: well, there s a state of emergency tonight in hawaii as catastrophic and