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- 1,500 Vermont soldiers will go to Afghanistan
Vermont National Guard soldiers will begin departing for Afghanistan later this year in what will be the largest deployment of Green Mountain troops since World War II. After notifying soldiers privately of the mobilization orders last Friday, Maj. Gen.
- NH troops part of Afghan training mission
CONCORD, N.H. --New Hampshire soldiers will be among 3,000 troops heading to Afghanistan next year to help train Afghan forces. They will be part of the Vermont National Guard's largest deployment since World War II. The 145 New Hampshire soldiers are
- 1,500 Vt. guardsmen headed to Afghanistan
18:11:24 EDT COLCHESTER, Vt. The Vermont Army National Guard will send about 1,500 members to Afghanistan next winter in what will be the states largest National Guard call-up since World War II. Vermont Adjutant Gen. Michael Dubie outlined the
- Vt. ranks 46th in US for number of obese adults
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. --A new report shows that Vermont weighs in as one of the nation's healthiest states. The state ranks 46th in the country for the number of obese adults, according to an annual report released by the Trust for America's Health and the
- New York and Vermont finalise Lake Champlain Bridge agreement
New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has announced that an agreement has been finalised with with Vermont for the progression of a project to rehabilitate or replace the Lake Champlain Bridge. HTNB Corporation has been selected as design
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Introduction
Vermont became the United States fourteenth state on March 4, 1791. The capital is Montpelier. Vermont means "green mountain" in French. Two presidents were born in Vermont: Chester Arthur and Calvin Coolidge. Vermont was the first state admitted to the Union after the original 13 colonies. Vermont was also the first to outlaw slavery and the first U.S. patent was issued to a Vermonter. The land area of the Green Mountain State is 9,249 square miles; in size the 43rd state.
State web site www.state.vt.us
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