On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
Our Adjutant General, General Allen Tackett, needs help from the Pentagon, but he is not getting it.
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Robert C. Byrd
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congress.govOur Adjutant General, General Allen Tackett, needs help from the Pentagon, but he is not getting it.
Discussing the needs of the West Virginia National Guard in Afghanistan.
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