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Marine Corps Recalls Reservists Back to Duty
As many as 2500 Marines who've returned to civilian life will be called back to active duty because of a shortage of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army already has conducted what critics call a "back door draft," but this is the first time for the Marines since the Iraq invasion.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readBryan Bender is National Security Reporter for The Boston Globe.
