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Army To Force Over 5,000 Veterans Out of Retirement to Fight in Iraq

HeadlineJul 01, 2004

The Army officially announced yesterday that 5,600 former soldiers will be forced out of retirement and back into active duty to fight in Iraq. The call up marks the first time since the Gulf War that the Pentagon had to tap into the Individual Ready Reserve pool.

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