Friday, April 13, 2007

Iraq Tours extended to 15 months

Army extends Iraq tours to 15 months (AP)

In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army soldier Jimmie Arnold watches a game of pool being played by some Iraqi men while Iraqi and U.S. Army soldiers search a house in Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Arnold is assigned to the 3rd Platoon Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (AP Photo/ Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force)AP - Stretched thin by four years of war, the Army is adding three months to the standard yearlong tour for all active-duty soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, an extraordinary step aimed at maintaining the troop buildup in Baghdad.


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