NC manufacturer to provide care packages to troops

    GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Workers at a North Carolina aircraft manufacturer will be sending care packages to troops who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
    The News & Record of Greensboro reported on its Web site that the 500 10-pound packages are being sent courtesy of the employees at Honda Aircraft Co., who are participating in Operation Deep Appreciation.
    They will go to soldiers from Fort Bragg and Marines from Camp Lejeune who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Included in the packages are socks, Q-tips, batteries, mints and playing cards. There will also be a handwritten note asking the troops to work to come back home safe and sound.
    Honda expects to invest more than $100 million and create more than 600 jobs once the plant reaches full production in late 2011.
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    Information from: News & Record, http://www.news-record.com
   
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