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pentagon_'army_extends_iraq_tours_for_6500_troops'
30 Oct 2004
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An "amazing" newslink No official statement was released, but the Pentagon"'s public affairs office posted an article on its Web site Saturday that said 3,500 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and 3,000 from the 1st Infantry Division headquarters
will remain in Iraq at least two months longer than planned.
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http DoD Announces Deployment Adjustments for Units in Iraq

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2004 -- The Defense Department will keep about 6,500 experienced troops on the ground through the Iraqi elections, currently scheduled for Jan. 27.

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2004/n10302004_2004103001.html
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