Military Deploying More Than 7,000 Hawaii Troops
Hawaii-Based Troops To Head To Iraq, Kuwait
POSTED: 2:51 pm HST May 19,
2008
UPDATED: 3:09 pm HST May 19,
2008
HONOLULU -- The Department of Defense announced Monday it will deploy more than 7,000 Hawaii-based troops to Iraq and Kuwait this year.The Department of Defense's decision will affect about 25,000 troops across the country.Hawaii-based Marines, Army infantry and Hawaii National Guard will deploy between now and September to support the war.
By this fall, Hawaii-based troops deployed in Iraq and Kuwait will total more than 12,000.
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