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Article: One more time, a mission to Iraq.
- Article from:
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- September 15, 2006
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Byline: Edward Colimore
Sep. 15--Three years ago, they were called up to serve in Iraq, in dangerous places such as Mosul and Hilla, south of Baghdad. Many of them came under sniper fire in convoys and were attacked by mortar rounds and rockets in their camps. Some were wounded. One was killed by a car bomb.
Now, members of the Army's Norristown-based 358th Civil Affairs Brigade are among the relatively few reservists heading back for a second tour of duty. Amid increasing violence, they will help restore electricity and water supplies, and reestablish hospitals, schools and law enforcement.
About 10 percent of reserve units across the country ...
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