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From: Barrunka (167dep112.dep.state.fl.us)
Subject: Official: Risk to Guardsmen Exaggerated
Date: July 13, 2005 at 6:24 am PST

Official: Risk to Guardsmen Exaggerated
Associated Press
July 13, 2005

WASHINGTON - The dangers faced by American troops in Iraq have been exaggerated, adding to the difficulty of recruiting soldiers at home, the Army General in charge of National Guard forces said Tuesday.

The casualty rate for Guardsmen is low compared with any previous armed conflict, said Lt. Gen. Steven Blum.

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