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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; CPT Eugene A. Vajna</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAs an Army Reserve clinical nurse anesthetist, Capt. Eugene Vajna is committed to meeting both the medical needs of his community at home as well as the needs of fellow Soldiers when on duty. When deployed, his injured comrades look &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/07/22/soldier-of-the-week-cpt-eugene-a-vajna/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; SFC Leroy Petry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe Ranger Creed describes a warrior who readily displays the intestinal fortitude required to fight on and complete the mission, though he be the lone survivor. During a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry characterized those &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/07/12/soldier-of-the-week-sfc-leroy-petry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; CPT Ranjini Danaraj</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet When Capt. Ranjini Danaraj first joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) more than a decade ago, she was simply looking for a way to pay for her college degree. Yet, by the time she graduated from the University &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/07/06/soldier-of-the-week-cpt-ranjini-danaraj/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; CPT Roderick Vinson</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/30/soldier-of-the-week-cpt-roderick-vinson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Capt. Roderick Vinson wears many hats as a Soldier in the Army Reserve, a devoted husband and father of young twins, and a dedicated community member. Yet regardless of his role, Vinson brings the same core values of leadership &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/30/soldier-of-the-week-cpt-roderick-vinson/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; SFC Ray Castillo</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/22/soldier-of-the-week-sfc-ray-castillo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Epitomizing the warrior ethos of &#8220;I will never quit&#8221; and &#8220;I will never accept defeat,&#8221; Sgt. 1st Class Ray Castillo still serves his country, even after being critically wounded in Iraq. Throughout an extensive recovery process, he remained focused &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/22/soldier-of-the-week-sfc-ray-castillo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; SGT Chad Hendricks</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/14/soldier-of-the-week-sgt-chad-hendricks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Sgt. Chad Hendricks is no stranger to hard work. At age 16 he dropped out of high school to work alongside his father as a heavy equipment operator. Today he serves with his comrades in the 82nd Airborne Division, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/14/soldier-of-the-week-sgt-chad-hendricks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Army Staff Sergeant Foils Bank Robbery</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/08/army-staff-sergeant-foils-bank-robbery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Photo by E. SKYLAR LITHERLAND Transportation Management Coordinator Staff Sergeant Eddie Peoples was just doing what most Soldiers do on leave back in the states from an overseas assignment in Italy and I had the honor of sitting down &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/08/army-staff-sergeant-foils-bank-robbery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; SGT Sherri Jo Gallagher</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/07/soldier-of-the-week-sgt-sherri-jo-gallagher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/07/soldier-of-the-week-sgt-sherri-jo-gallagher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhile deployed to Afghanistan earlier this year, Sgt. Sherri Jo Gallagher had the opportunity to train female Soldiers in the Afghan National Army (ANA) in basic marksmanship skills. Working alongside many of the women who had never previously operated a &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/07/soldier-of-the-week-sgt-sherri-jo-gallagher/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; 1SG Mark Heyliger</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/03/soldier-of-the-week-1sg-mark-heyliger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/03/soldier-of-the-week-1sg-mark-heyliger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet With nearly two decades of military service and five deployments under his belt, 1st Sgt. Mark D. Heyliger is an experienced Soldier. Through it all, the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) remains committed to the Army and his comrades in arms. &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/06/03/soldier-of-the-week-1sg-mark-heyliger/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier of the Week &#8211; PFC Joshua Bullis</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/05/23/soldier-of-the-week-pfc-joshua-bullis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/05/23/soldier-of-the-week-pfc-joshua-bullis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 19:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Eight months ago, while on a routine foot patrol through an Afghan village, Pfc. Joshua Bullis stepped on a buried improvised explosive device (IED) and sustained significant injuries. Though still recovering at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), Bullis &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/05/23/soldier-of-the-week-pfc-joshua-bullis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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