WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2006 -- Thousands of students from the Merrimack Valley Region of Massachusetts and New Hampshire donated more than 22,000 gifts for deployed troops this holiday season. The students took part in the largest drive yet organized by New England Caring for Our Military, an America Supports You member organization. ASY is a Defense Department program that focuses on connecting support groups throughout the nation with the men and women of the armed forces at home and abroad. The gift drive, dubbed “It Takes a Valley,” kicked off in November and ended Dec. 9. Some 6,000 students...