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John Allen, the former top commander in Afghanistan, originally hoped to keep the current troop levels through the end of the fighting season in the fall.
WSJ: Obama to Draw Down Troops in Afghanistan
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John Allen, the former top commander in Afghanistan, originally had hoped to keep the current troop levels through the end of the fighting season this year.
WSJ: Obama to Draw Down Troops in Afghanistan
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Meanwhile, the number of U.S. troop fatalities in March reached 38, a higher figure than in February but continuing the general decline in American troop deaths through the last six months.
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Recent polls suggest the number of Americans willing to see the troop surge extend through next April is growing.
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Military commanders seemed to want troop levels to remain high through the end of next year.
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Meanwhile, U.S. troop levels in Iraq will remain at about 160, 000 through early 2008, Lt Gen.
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And through the static and crackle of their radios Alpha Troop heard that another unit was in trouble.
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Girls can participate in the Boy Scouts through its subsidiary group, Exploring, and a Girl Scout troop in Colorado allowed a 7-year-old transgender child into its ranks last year, although some later protested with cookie boycotts.
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By the time I joined up as a Tiger Cub, through when I earned my Eagle Award in 2008, my troop, and the other troops I encountered, were filled with a bunch of grade-A weirdos some of the choicest misfits around.
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Once a duty-free shop, it's now decorated with flags, unit patches, pins, photos and other items given to the Maine Troop Greeters as a show of appreciation from the many units that have passed through the airport.
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