Military Families Protest Iraq Services

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040607/ap_on_re_us/iraq_military_families

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WASHINGTON - More than two dozen people, wearing yellow ribbons and pictures of relatives in the Army Reserves, took their discontent to the top Monday to protest their loved ones' extended deployments in the Iraq (news - web sites) war zone.


They said they were satisfied with results of the session, even though Lt. Gen. James Helmly, chief of the Army Reserves, gave them no assurances that the 94th Military Police Company will be brought home by the Fourth of July.


"They've been deployed for a very long time. They're tired, and they feel like they've done their part," said Bob Wennerstrand of Norwood, Mass., whose son, Derek, 20, left home soon after his high school graduation and has been gone for 1 1/2 years. "We asked the general to look into it, and the general has agreed to do that."


Army Reserve spokesman Al Schilf said specialized companies like the 94th, which provides combat support and escorts convoys, were kept in Iraq longer because of their particular expertise.

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[LittleApple81]

1. They better sit comfortably while the await for proper action.n/t

[DS1]

2. Not until every empty Halliburton truck is safe!

:eyes:

[struggle4progress]

3. The Administration has really been screwing these folks.

[jpgray]

4. Strange headline--I read it as 'funeral' services at first

How about 'extended deployment'?

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5. No kidding.