10,567 More Reservists Called Up
Times Wire Services
WASHINGTON —
The Army on Monday ordered 10,567 more reservists from four states to active duty in the Persian Gulf crisis, including the first Army reserve combat forces to be activated.
Two 4,000-member brigades of National Guard combat troops--one from Louisiana and another from Georgia--plus armored battalions from Alabama and South Carolina are in the call-up.
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