A new fundraising effort has been launched to help bring Vermont National Guard troops home for the holidays before they’re deployed to Afghanistan.
About 700 troops will be training in Indiana in December and will get a week off at the holidays, but must pay for their own trips home.
Now Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin and Brigadier Gen. Jonathan Farnham have announced an effort to raise $315,000 through the Vermont National Guard Charitable Foundation to pay for charter flights back to Vermont for the soldiers.
Note: Those wishing to donate can click on the link below.