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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-04 11:45 AM
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Families Say Soldiers Need More Rest Time
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=716&e=5&u=/ap/20040131/ap_on_re_mi_ea/wolfowitz_army

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WURZBURG, Germany - Soldiers' spouses complained to the Pentagon (news - web sites)'s second-in-command Saturday that American troops need time to rest between their frequent missions.

Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz spoke to soldiers of the Army's 1st Infantry Division and their families as the division prepared to go to Iraq (news - web sites) beginning next week.

Family members of the soldiers told Wolfowitz they needed more stability in their lives.

Bonnie McCarty said her husband is preparing for a yearlong tour of duty in Iraq. "When he comes back, does this mean in another year he's going to go back again because the size of the Army isn't big enough?" McCarty asked Wolfowitz. "We don't want to keep going through this."
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leesa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-04 12:44 PM
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1. As though Wolfowitz would care!
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