Fort Wainwright soldiers to receive some reimbursement from Army

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Senate has voted to let the Army reimburse families of the 172nd Stryker Brigade for some expenses triggered by the recent extension of their deployment in Iraq.

Army officials wanted to make sure they had the legal authority to cover the cost of hotels and airline tickets that the families had bought in anticipation of the soldiers returning to Fort Wainwright, according to Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who said he proposed the amendment at the request of the military.

"With the 172nd coming home, those families had made plans for vacations, to go visit families in other states, and made hotel and transportation reservations," Stevens said.

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