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Airman 1st Class Brandon Fowler, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, left, helps Staff Sgt. Mike Mullis and his family choose their Christmas tree during a Trees for Troops event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. The Trees for Troops program is providing trees for active duty military members and their families for the eighth consecutive year.

TREES FOR TROOPS

Airman 1st Class Brandon Fowler, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, left, helps Staff Sgt. Mike Mullis and his family choose their Christmas tree during a Trees for Troops event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. The Trees for Troops program is providing trees for active duty military members and their families for the eighth consecutive year.

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