Pentagon extends tour of 2,200 Marines

July 3: The Pentagon extends the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski has the details.

Pentagon extends tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski has the details.

Pentagon extends tour of 2,200 Marines.

(AP) The U.S. Defense Department has extended the combat tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan after insisting for months the unit would come home on time.

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