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The Army is ordering injured troops to go to Iraq

As the military scrambles to pour more soldiers into Iraq, a unit of
the Army's 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Ga., is deploying
troops with serious injuries and other medical problems, including
GIs who doctors have said are medically unfit for battle. Some are
too injured to wear their body armor, according to medical records.

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One female soldier with psychiatric issues and a spine problem has
been in the Army for nearly 20 years. "My [health] is
deteriorating," she said over dinner at a restaurant near Fort
Benning. "My spine is separating. I can't carry gear." Her medical
records include the note "unable to deploy overseas." Her status was
also reviewed on Feb. 15. And she has been ordered to Iraq this
week.

http://www.salon.com/news/2007/03/11/fort_benning/
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