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Guard faces longer deployments and rising costs after 9/11
The Army and Air Guard endure 18 month deployments, with 90,000 deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, or front lines since 9/11. About 42,000 in Iraq or Kuwait and 8,200 in Afghanistan. 144 Guard members have died and 1,158 wounded. Short 10,000 troops amid tougher recruiting. stability vanishes as duties shift from support to front lines.
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