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Guard Soldiers Depart For Training
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300 Vermont National Guard soldiers left for training in Indiana over the weekend. For them and the twelve hundred army guard members who’ll follow, it’s the final training stop before they deploy to Afghanistan early next year.VPR News
VT Edition: Patrick Leahy On Troop Deployment
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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with Senator Patrick Leahy about his reaction to President Obama’s request for 30,000 additional troops for Afghanistan.VPR News
Afghanistan Plan Draws Concern From Vt. Delegation
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All 3 members of Vermont’s Congressional delegation say they have serious reservations about President Obama’s plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.VPR News
President Obama Addresses The Nation On Afghanistan
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VPR broadcast live President Obama’s address to the nation on Tuesday December 1 at 8. He announced his plan for the future of American forces in Afghanistan.VPR News
President Obama Addresses The Nation On Afghanistan
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VPR broadcast live President Obama’s address to the nation on Tuesday December 1 at 8. He announced his plan for the future of American forces in Afghanistan.VPR News
VT Edition: Sarah Chayes
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Sarah Chayes speaks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about her experiences in Afghanistan and her work with a cooperative that makes skin care products from local crops.VPR News
VT Edition: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
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VPR’s Steve Zind talks with Zoya, author of the book Zoya’s Story: An Afghan Woman’s Struggle for Freedom, about working with the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.VPR News
VT Edition: Pam Blair’s Sons Deploy to Afghanistan
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Pam Blair’s two sons are in the Vermont National Guard and both left last week on a deployment that will take them to Afghanistan. VPR’s Steve Zind spoke with her last week about what she’s feeling as her sons prepared to leave.VPR News
