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Families Are Still Buying Troops Body Armor

#1 User is offline   jessefan 

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Posted 21 March 2004 - 01:19 PM

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Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University law professor who has talked with hundreds of families who bought body armor for soldiers in Iraq, said the military lost the trust of soldiers' families.


http://www.pressherald.com/news/state/0403...bodyarmor.shtml

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Posted 21 March 2004 - 09:05 PM

Another report on this problem.

2 Million Miles, Makeshift Armor And No Fatalities
A Virginia Guard Unit Survives Iraq's Dangers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2004Mar20.html
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Posted 21 March 2004 - 09:24 PM

Utterlyh shameless that troops int eh field have to depend on privately purchased armor. Looks like the govt. really let down the combat troops here..


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