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		<title>Veterans Day 2019</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”&#160;&#160; -Arthur Ashe Today, November 11, 2019, is Veterans Day, a legal U.S. holiday that honors men and women who have served in the military. Veterans Day was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veterans give tours on USS Iowa</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The USS Iowa, America&#8217;s first ship of its kind, commissioned in 1943, and the last American battleship to see warfare. She carried FDR across the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, and nearly 60 years later she is docked in San Pedro as a museum. On regular days, history buffs can embark on a self-guided tour of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veterans may qualify for additional Social Security benefits</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many of our Vietnam era veterans are now nearing retirement age, or are already there. It is important that they — and other American service personnel — know just what retirement benefits they can count on from Social Security as they make their future financial plans. Like most of the civilian workforce, all current military [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WWII Veteran tells story of buried diamonds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 20:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Israeli born veteran, Yaron Svoray, was on a lecture tour in the United States and met Sam Neyr, a WWII veteran, who told him about a foxhole on the border between France and Germany where he had buried 40 uncut diamonds. The story was so incredible that Yaron actually believed him. Yaron thought initially [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veteran homeless rate declined by 47% in the last 7 years</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 05:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), there was a nearly 50% decline in veteran homelessness since 2010. The homelessness rate dropped by 16% alone from the previous January under a strategic partnership between various government agencies. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lessons from Veterans and Military Leaders</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs can learn from Military leaders’ skillful tactics &#8212; recruiting a dedicated team is the keystone to becoming a successful leader. It turns out, many valued military veterans talents transfer well to guiding a team through the ups and downs of launching and growing a business. Here are some tips for business owners gleaned from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veterans hiring program at Starbucks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Starbucks recently announced plans to hire at least 10,000 veterans and active duty spouses in the next five years, as part of a wider strategy of veteran support. With more than 1 million active duty members of the U.S. military transitioning to civilian life in the coming years, the coffee chain sees the commitment as a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Interview with General Colin Powell</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a multi part interview, General Colin Powell speaks with Veterans of FreeEnterprise. The first thing you need to know about Colin Powell is that you should address him as “General Powell,” not “Secretary Powell.” The second thing you should know is that he is funny—disarmingly funny, in fact. One of the most esteemed leaders [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veterans to receive IVF treatment from VA</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2017 01:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Veterans Affairs will start offering in vitro fertilization services to injured veterans for the first time in March, under new rules. The move comes just a few months after Congress dropped a ban on the procedure for veterans and their spouses, the result of a year long push from advocates who called [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Veterans and Service dogs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cory Walsh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 23:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Veterans may have returned from fighting in foreign wars, but the war continues inside them. Vets are now finding an unexpected friendship that is helping them deal with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. Service dogs make a huge difference in this healing process. Veterans have found relief from various PTSD symptoms, including insomnia, chest [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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