Thursday, July 3, 2008

Pentagon Breaks Promise to Marines in Afghanistan

Pentagon Breaks Promise to Marines
By LOLITA C. BALDOR,AP
Posted: 2008-07-03 16:25:21
Filed Under: Nation News
WASHINGTON (July 3) - The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November rather than October, Marine Col. David Lapan confirmed Thursday.
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