Backspace doens't work when within screen

I'm on a debian linux system. I ssh to a FreeBSD machine. Backspace 
works fine. I start screen, and when I type backspace, it produces a ~ 
character. I use ^h most the time, but randomly on machines, backspace 
will actually work. How can I fix this so backspace works on all 
machines? 



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