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Vermont Commander Reports ‘Huge Progress’ In Afghanistan
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The commander of the Vermont Guard in Afghanistan says there’s much progress to report as his soldiers prepare to end their year-long deployment.VPR News
Air Guard Members Coming Home
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Forty-five Vermont Air National Guard members who have been stationed in Saudi Arabia are coming home.VPR News
Officials Say Most Guard Soldiers Will Be Home For Holidays
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Vermont Adjutant General Michael Dubie says the first of the Vermont Guard soldiers deployed to Afghanistan will return home later this month. Dubie says most of the 1,500 guard soldiers deployed there should be back in Vermont for the holidays.Vermont Edition
Problems At The Vermont Police Academy
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We talk with the interim director of the Vermont Police Academy about morale and training in the wake of the upheaval at the academy earlier this year. Plus, a look at campaign donations made by the CEO of the Vermont Telephone Company. And we hear how a group of Vermont soldiers counts the days left in their deployment.VPR News
Fallen Marine To Return To VT
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The remains of a U.S. Marine from Swanton killed in Afghanistan are due back in Vermont. The body of 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Anthony Rosa is scheduled to arrive at the Burlington International Airport at noon today.Vermont Edition
Wait List For Housing Assistance Will Close
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The Vermont State Housing Authority is going to stop adding names to its waiting list for Section 8 housing, and we examine the factors that have contributed to this situation. Also, an update on the general election and how the campaigns spent the holiday weekend. And we begin a four-part series on the life of a Vermont soldier in Afghanistan.VPR News
Hardwick Mourns Loss Of Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
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Teachers at Hazen Union High School in Hardwick are preparing to help returning students cope with the death of Tristan Southworth, a popular 2007 graduate who was killed during a firefight in Afghanistan over the weekend.VPR News
Two VT Guard Soldiers Die In Gunbattle In Afghanistan
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Sgt. Tristan Southworth, 21, and Sgt. Steven Deluzio, 25, of South Glastonbury, Connecticut, were killed Sunday during a two-hour gunbattle after their unit was attacked by insurgents in an area just west of the border with Pakistan.VPR News
