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The Marine Corps is recalling 5,277 combat vests issued to troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and the East African nation of Djibouti after a newspaper article raised concerns that they had failed a test to determine whether they could stop a bullet. The Marines said in a statement that they were recalling the vests to alleviate any doubts caused by a Marine Corps Times article published Monday, although service officials said they did not believe the vests were faulty.Full Story