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Associated Press - November 27, 2009 5:35 AM ET
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Christmas tree growers hope to make the holidays a little brighter for members of the Vermont National Guard by providing 400 free trees to soldiers and their families.
About 1,500 members of the Vermont National Guard will leave for Afghanistan after Christmas, in the state's largest Guard call-up since World War II.
Vermont Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee says the Trees for Troops program is a recognition of the sacrifice that many Vermont soldiers and their families have made.
The effort is being organized by the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association and 32 Vermont growers are taking part.
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