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		<title>GEN Chiarelli retires</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2012/01/31/gen-chiarelli-retires/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetPast You Served Radio guest and true Soldiers&#8217; Soldier, GEN Peter Chiarelli retired today. As is said in this video clip he did do more than another other leader to help our soldiers, combat soldier suicides and help remove the &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2012/01/31/gen-chiarelli-retires/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What a great program</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/12/14/what-a-great-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThis is a great program that I never even thought about or considered as a need. I wonder how wide-spread this is or if it is just based on the time volunteered at each hospital. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>A day we better never forget</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/12/07/a-day-we-better-never-forget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/12/07/a-day-we-better-never-forget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIt was this day 70 years ago when war was first brought to our shores. Unfortunately it would not be the last time it would happen. It happened in 1993 at the World Trade Center and again in 2001. For many young &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/12/07/a-day-we-better-never-forget/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When did being a Contractor become a bad thing?</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/10/27/when-did-being-a-contractor-become-a-bad-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/10/27/when-did-being-a-contractor-become-a-bad-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetI remember back when military Contractors were revered and respected. Back when they would step up and go into the worst places on this planet, risking their lives so young American warfighters wouldn’t have to. Yes they got paid more &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/10/27/when-did-being-a-contractor-become-a-bad-thing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PinupsForVets and Warrior Gateway team up for our troops</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/10/19/pinupsforvets-and-warrior-gateway-team-up-for-our-troops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/10/19/pinupsforvets-and-warrior-gateway-team-up-for-our-troops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetOur good friend Gina Elise has teamed up he organization, www.pinupsforvets.com with www.warriorgateway.org to raise a lot of money for our returning and wounded veterans. Last year Gina was given a brand-new 2011 VW Beetle by Oprah Winfrey and rather &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/10/19/pinupsforvets-and-warrior-gateway-team-up-for-our-troops/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Americans Trust Military, But Not Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/30/poll-americans-trust-military-but-not-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/30/poll-americans-trust-military-but-not-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetCongress may be in the doghouse with the American public, but a new poll suggests the military, gets high marks for keeping the nation safe and secure.  The public&#8217;s contempt for Congress exceeds that of other American institutions, including banks, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/30/poll-americans-trust-military-but-not-congress/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tomorrow night on Episode #161 of You Served Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/26/tomorrow-night-on-episode-161-of-you-served-radio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/26/tomorrow-night-on-episode-161-of-you-served-radio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThis week&#8217;s show on You Served Radio is another one you don&#8217;t want to miss. Hey I serious here, tell your friends, family, co workers, everyone. You are missing out if you don&#8217;t listen to this show. First up we &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/26/tomorrow-night-on-episode-161-of-you-served-radio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>There is an App for that, in Arlington</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/17/there-is-an-app-for-that-in-arlington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/17/there-is-an-app-for-that-in-arlington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWith all the embarrassment of the screw-ups at Arlington National Cemetery it is amazing to think that some technology company has achieved in a few months what our Federal Government couldn&#8217;t even do right over many, many years. Arlington-based information technology service &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/17/there-is-an-app-for-that-in-arlington/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering 9/11- President Bush talking about the moment he was told</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/11/remembering-911-president-bush-talking-about-the-moment-he-was-told/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/11/remembering-911-president-bush-talking-about-the-moment-he-was-told/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThis final clip in the Remembering 9/11 series that has run here on the You Served Blog is from National Geographic TV. This is from the interview they aired recently of President Bush. This particular clip is of the former &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/11/remembering-911-president-bush-talking-about-the-moment-he-was-told/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering 9/11- SecDef Press Briefing</title>
		<link>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/11/remembering-911-secdef-press-briefing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/11/remembering-911-secdef-press-briefing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThis video clip is of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld holding his first press briefing in the Pentagon on the day of the attacks. In fact this briefing happened just hours after the SecDef was outside helping evacuate wounded from the Pentagon. As a reminder, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2011/09/11/remembering-911-secdef-press-briefing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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