U.S. To Call Up Inactive Troops
U.S. Marines on patrol in Al-Hadithah,
Iraq
August 23, 2006 -- The
U.S. Marine Corps will soon begin ordering thousands of
its troops back to active duty because of a shortage of
volunteers for Iraq and Afghanistan.
U.S. President George W. Bush
has authorized the Marines to recall up to 2,500
inactive reserves at a time.The "involuntary recall,"
announced on August 22, is the first for the Marines
since 2003.
(Reuters, AFP, AP) |
