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WASHINGTON — President Bush plans to announce today that Army units heading to war after Aug. 1 will serve 12-month tours rather than the 15 months that soldiers are currently deployed, senior Defense Department officials said.
The reduced tour length will not apply to soldiers now serving in Iraq, Afghanistan or other war zones, although that could change if security conditions improve, the officials said Wednesday. They spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of Bush’s speech.
