Senator Ayotte Honors Berlin Teen for Supporting Troops

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U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, this week met with Nick Griffin, a student at Berlin High School who is sending 200 care packages to U.S. troops serving overseas. In an exceptional act of kindness and generosity, Nick used $3,000 of his own funds to pay for items in the care packages and for shipping costs. During her visit to Berlin on Tuesday, Senator Ayotte personally thanked Nick for his efforts and presented him with an American flag that had been flown over the U.S. Capitol.

"I am proud of you and I am proud of our state for being the home of people like you who demonstrate your patriotism and public spirit through action," the Senator told Nick. "The men and women who have volunteered to defend our freedom and the families they leave behind are especially deserving of support from their neighbors. When I visited troops in the war zone earlier this year, they told me how important care packages, like those you are sending, are to them."

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