Guardsmen, reservists bear growing share of death toll in Iraq

Friday, January 2, 2004

WASHINGTON -- As they prepare to increase their role in Iraq, including more combat duty, soldiers with the Army National Guard and Army Reserve already are experiencing a bigger share of U.S. military deaths there.

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