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Taylor Prods DoD To Bring More National Guard Equipment Back To CONUS

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) is pushing the Pentagon to bring more National Guard equipment home from Iraq for use in the United States. In an interview with Defense Daily, the congressman said he is concerned not only about generators and hospital equipment but also larger vehicles such as bulldozers and troop-transporting trucks being left in Iraq. Taylor's campaign to compel the Defense Department to bring more National Guard items home, as the U.S. military draws troops out…

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