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Joe Manchin: “The bottom line number for the active Army at the time was 484,000. Now, the active force is going down to 450,000.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
The bottom line number for the active Army at the time was 484,000. Now, the active force is going down to 450,000.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the reduction in active Army personnel over time.

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