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        <title><![CDATA[Veterans helping veterans through crisis in California]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Against the backdrop and heartache of the persistently high suicide rates of veterans, authorities are touting a new Los Angeles County program as a breakthrough in responding to veterans experiencing a mental health crisis as a tactic that could save lives.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cleanup underway after fire at Texas petrochemicals facility]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The fire, which started Sunday , sent a huge, dark plume of smoke thousands of feet into the air before being extinguished at 3 a.m. Wednesday. The tanks that caught fire contained components of gasoline and materials used in nail polish remover, glues and paint thinner.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[“I think about those events every day:” Retired Army sergeant receives upgraded Distinguished Service Cross ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Retired Sgt. Daniel Cowart’s Distinguished Service Cross is one of a dozen Silver Star medals announced recently made eligible for an upgrade by the Army through a review process of post-9/11 valor awards that began in 2016. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Marine veteran, citing PTSD, gets prison for parking-spat bombing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A man who joined the Marines two days after the Sept. 11 attacks has been sentenced to a decade in prison after blaming post-traumatic stress disorder for car bombing his neighbor after a parking dispute.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[After a century, American Legion still helping vets]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[“Our programs are designed to help,” said Bruce Ross, former commander of American Legion Post 135 in Tahlequah, Okla. “Our first cardinal principle is the aid of American veterans. We try to do anything we can to help them adjust to civilian life."]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump unleashes fresh attack on McCain following GOP criticism]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[At an Ohio tank factory, President Donald Trump enumerated a list of grievances against the late senator, who died in August, including that he had wrongly supported the war in Iraq and “badly” hurt the Republican party and the nation by voting against repealing Obamacare.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Norfolk WWII hero rarely talked about battle. But the discovery of the USS Hornet has changed that.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Many of James Gardner's memories came flooding back after the Hornet’s final resting place was discovered at the bottom of the South Pacific near the Solomon Islands in late January and was announced to the world a few weeks ago. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[DOD IG to probe allegations acting Pentagon chief’s actions benefited former employer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The investigation will determine whether acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan has promoted Boeing, where he worked for more than 30 years before arriving at the Pentagon in 2017, or disparaged the massive aerospace firm’s competitors]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Green Beret shares message of resilience with Georgia cadets]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wounded in Afghaninstan in 2006, Army Lt. Col. Kenneth Dwyer told students at the Georgia Military College and Prep School of overcoming adversity and having the tools necessary to do so — not just as individuals, but also as leaders.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tuskegee Airman, Red Tail exhibit land at Florida airport]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron’s “Rise Above” Traveling Exhibit at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport features a movie theater, a fully operational Red Tail P-51C Mustang, and appearances by Retired Tuskegee Airmen pilot Lt. Col. George E. Hardy.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Army veteran is found guilty of double homicide against wife and NY state trooper]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[An Army combat veteran from upstate New York has been found guilty of a double homicide in which he shot and killed his wife and a state trooper.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump: Let Mueller report come out, 'let people see it']]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he believes special counsel Robert Mueller's report should be released to the public. "Let's see whether or not it's legit."]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Boeing braces for Pennsylvania job cuts as Army calls stop on Chinook upgrades]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Army’s March 8 budget request scratches the Chinook upgrade, stops production of Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and reduces planned purchases of Joint Strike Force vehicles, .50-caliber machine guns and forklifts, among other familiar war tools.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Facility among pilot sites in Texas for veteran counseling]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[At Tropical Texas Behavioral Health in Edinburg and five other sites, specialized veteran counselors — licensed mental health providers — will be available to provide “evidence-based, acute mental health services,” according to a news release issued Monday.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Abuse victim 'livid' that Marines did not reinstate her former husband's suspended sentence]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Former Marine Bradley Darlington was previously dishonorably discharged from the Marine Corps and sentenced to 11 years in prison, with all but five suspended, after pleading guilty to the seven charges, which included domestic violence.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Suicide spurs VA Medical Center in Florida to review how it monitors patients]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The suicide took place 15 days after a patient opened fire in the emergency room at the VA Medical Center in Riviera Beach, Fla., injuring two people. The medical center has not said what safeguards, if any, it would add as a result of that incident.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump visiting Ohio factory for tanks Army didn’t want, as tariffs hurt other workers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The tank factory the president will visit in Lima, Ohio, nearly closed six years ago; Army officials told Congress that they didn’t need any more of the heavy M-1 Abrams tanks it produces because they are less geared toward modern wars against insurgents.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Michigan residents take action on clean water where military won’t]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Contamination seeping from the Camp Grayling National Guard base is polluting local lakes and groundwater. Across Michigan, municipalities are now either budgeting for PFAS response where chemicals are found in drinking water or wastewater, or are casting a worried eye as the number of contaminated sites continues to climb.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[California National Guard to leave border, help stop fires]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Starting in April, 110 California National Guard troops will devote their time to fire protection, and will receive 11 days of training in using shovels, rakes and chain saws to help thin trees and brush.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[South Boston residents angered over WWII memorial vandalism; cleanup continues]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[State police said the vandalism was reported Monday about 11:30 a.m. and troopers found “some type of oil” splashed or poured onto the memorial. Crews were at the memorial Monday and Tuesday, trying different solutions to clean the oil off.]]></description>
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