When General James Van Fleet let it be known that much of the previous two years in Korea had been plagued by a shortage in ammunition, tempers flared in the Senate as both parties talked of convening an investigative committee. The General also let it be known that few soldiers were re-enlisting; he requested that the Congress extend the draft terms an additional 30 to 36 months.
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