Las Vegas NowSchwarzenegger plans visit to US troops in Iraq
Associated Press - November 11, 2009 4:15 PM ET
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office says the governor will visit U.S. troops in Iraq next week.
Schwarzenegger's communications director, Matt David, says the Republican governor will spend a couple days in Iraq early next week, but he said he could not give specifics on where or when the visits will take place.
He made the announcement Wednesday, on Veterans Day.
David says Schwarzenegger has wanted to make such a trip for a couple of years.
Schwarzenegger entered the Austrian army in 1965 for his compulsory year of service, but temporarily went AWOL during basic training so he could compete in a bodybuilding competition. He won, and later returned to his base.
The governor still owns an Austrian tank and last year had it shipped to California from an Ohio museum.
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