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A new fundraising program has been launched in a bid to help the troops from the Vermont National Guard to come home for the holidays and spend the much-needed quality time with the family before being deployed back to war-torn areas such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

According to reports, more than seven hundred soldiers will be training in Indiana by December and will be getting a week off for the holidays. However, they will need to pay for their travel expenses on their way back to their homes.

This prompted Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin and Brigadier General Jonathan Farnham to launch a fundraising effort to raise at least $315,000 through the Vermont National Guard Charitable Foundation to shoulder the charter flights back to Vermont for the soldiers.

Supporters are encouraged to visit the foundation’s official website for more information.

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