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Welcome to Ohio Today , Your source for

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the latest news on Operation Iraqi

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freedom . The military will now

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reimburse troops who bought their own

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body armor and other protective year

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for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan .

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The Pentagon will pay until 1100 per

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item if the person can prove that

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equipment was not being issued by the

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military . The refunds are only good

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for purchases made between September 10 ,

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2001 . In August 1 , 2004 , the army is

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sticking to its one year deployment

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length for soldiers in Iraq and

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Afghanistan . The Secretary of the Army

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considered shortening yearlong tour ,

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citing the effect that has on military

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families . But the Pentagon decided to

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keep it at 12 months so the army can

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reorganize statistics show most

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casualties occur in the initial and

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final stages of tours and the secretary

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said shorter deployments would mean

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more soldiers spending time in those

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dangerous period .