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To: unclewest who wrote (314974)7/16/2009 10:25:24 AM
From: DMaA  Read Replies (2) of 793838
 
Did you hear about the balloon they floated about banning smoking in the military? Got shot down:

google.com

Pentagon won't ban war-zone smoking, despite study

By PAULINE JELINEK – 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Smoke 'em if you got 'em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won't ban tobacco products in war zones. Defense officials hadn't actually planned to eliminate smoking — at least for now. But fear of a ban arose among some troops after the Defense Department received a study recommending the military move toward becoming tobacco-free — perhaps in about 20 years.
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