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US Sent 43,000 'Unfit' Troops to War

Soldiers deemed medically unfit deployed anyway

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 8, 2008 12:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – The US has sent more than 43,000 troops deemed medically unfit for combat to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, USA Today reports. Since 2003 soldiers deemed non-deployable by medical officers have shipped anyway, according to Pentagon documents, with unit commanders overruling doctors. “It... Read full story »

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