1,200 Marines get tour extension in Afghanistan

1,200 Marines get tour extension in Afghanistan
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About 1,200 Marines in Afghanistan getting 30-day tour extensions, officials say

Such extensions necessary because of commitments in Iraq, commanders say

Earlier this summer, tours extended for 2,000 other Marines in Afghanistan

From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent


(CNN) -- Approximately 1,200 Marines serving in southwestern Afghanistan will have their tours of duty extended by 30 days, Pentagon and Marine officials said.


The Marines, most coming from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California, will come home at the end of November instead of the beginning of that month, the officials said.
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