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Marines Demand Probe Into Armor Delay

Blast resistant vehicles 'could have cut deaths in half'

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2008 4:48 AM CST

(Newser) – The US Marine Corps has asked the Department of Defense to investigate delays obtaining vehicles with blast-resistant armor for combat units in Iraq. An internal USMC memo claims the money needed for the vehicles, which could have cut deaths from roadside bombings by 50%, was... Read full story »

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