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	<description>Ole Soldier griping</description>
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		<title>We should be a country that went to war, not a country that watched its military go to war</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great discussion.  Kudos to Dr. Maddow for her concern and the great line &#8220;We should be a country that went to war, not a country that watched its military go to war.&#8221; Rachel Maddow: Pentagon sort of explains why no parade for troops. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2012/02/we-should-be-a-country-that-went-to-war-not-a-country-that-watched-its-military-go-to-wa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marines encourage successful suicides</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is just insane, and in stark contrast to any form of good sense, internal logic, or following the services own promises and goals. via Marine fights court-martial conviction for suicide attempt. His lawyer, Navy Lt. Mike Hanzel, said he will ask the militarys highest court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2012/02/marines-encourage-successful-suicides/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>VSOs getting along with IAVA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty awesome to get the DAV magazine 2012 this month and see Paul standing there on page 9 as the Veteran’s Jobs Bill is signed into law.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Tweets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Sep 2009, 8:03pm blabbery: health careobama military by Blabby leave a comment another nonsensical argument Healthcare for Everyone! Or else! My friend posted this crazy editorial on Facebook. Here’s the first line, “Joining the military has its perks, but the value of those benefits is at risk.” You should read the whole thing, but &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2009/09/healthy-tweets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Talking in Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I love the idea of blogging, some days it feels like I have a school assignment to complete.&#160; I usually have some idea of what I want to say but I want to do it well and there is a time limit imposed.&#160; In class it is the teacher’s deadline. On a blog it &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2009/02/talking-in-class/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Not as Bad as it May Seem: No Purple Heart for PTSD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study group recommended and the DoD agreed this week that the Purple Heart should not be awarded for PTSD.&#160; As reported in Stars and Stripes at Pentagon: No Purple Heart for PTSD Defense officials have rejected the idea that troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder should be eligible for the Purple Heart. &#8220;PTSD is &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2009/01/not-as-bad-as-it-may-seem-no-purple-heart-for-ptsd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Best Reaction to CoV yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, December 30, 2008 In each of us is a hero waiting to be just a man… Yard work is harder than it sounds. Just as anything else in life, the easy way often is the wrong way and will most likely return you to the starting point because you failed to pay attention to &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2009/01/best-reaction-to-cov-yet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Invalid valor: CPL Culp Goes Down Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was one of this guy&#8217;s former leaders and had prepared a legal case against him when he used some influence to move to 4ID headquarters. That&#8217;s where he was busted for wearing Ranger tabs and more after trying to weasel out of OIF-I.&#160; He didn&#8217;t go with the 4ID, though I think he ended &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2008/12/invalid-valor-cpl-culp-goes-down-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You Can Help Some California Vets Get &#8216;Wii-hab&#8217; therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported in the ContraCostaTimes.com at: Vets, young and old, hope to receive high-tech &#8216;Wii-hab&#8217; therapy - Laptops and Nintendo Wiis are not budgeted items at the Veterans Affairs center in Martinez, but they are used to help rehabilitate U.S. troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. On Saturday, drivers can take their rides in for &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2008/08/you-can-help-some-california-vets-get-wii-hab-therapy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>If You Don&#8217;t Pay, They Can&#8217;t Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeffz66</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s one of those reasons for a condition that you might not think of at first, but peel back the layers and you can see that the foundation of the onion is as simple as paying fair wages for fair work Pay systems pose significant challenges to the Veterans Affairs Department&#8217;s efforts to hire enough &#8230; <a class="read-excerpt" href="http://www.jeffzed.com/2008/04/if-you-dont-pay-they-cant-play/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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