Army to check out extra armor; Bond tries to help Mo. troops

Tuesday, December 23, 2003

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Army officials are heading to Fort Riley to inspect extra armor that a unit of Missouri soldiers added to their vehicles prior to their planned deployment to Iraq. Also Monday, Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., asked the Pentagon to allow the Jefferson City-based Army Reserve unit to use the extra armor.

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