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		<title>Lola</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2012/02/09/lola/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, this is a hero article you probably aren&#8217;t expecting. It is about a cartoonist. Cartoonists are not generally thought of as heroes. In fact, the words &#8220;cartoonist&#8221; and &#8220;heroes&#8221; rarely appear in the same sentence. Cartoonists have the reputation of being flaky, quirky, oddball introverts who sit in a dark room all day drawing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Tschida</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a year ago, Idaho was preparing for the first ever visit by a sitting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His staff had requested the names of wounded warriors in the area so that he could meet them and they could attend one of his speeches as his guests. They each needed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2012/01/26/wounded-warrior-amputee-softball-team/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met a group of athletes on Tuesday. Big, strong, confident softball players. Oh, by the way each was missing at least one limb. Some were missing two. They were members of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team that travels the world to demonstrate the &#8220;&#8230;sacrifices and resilience of our military, and highlight their ability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One last gift</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2012/01/19/one-last-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CPT Bruce Hayes I was sent an email from Cliff, a friend and a veteran. He flew helos in Vietnam and now spends his time working with severely wounded and injured veterans. In his email he included a link, typing only the simple words, &#8220;Why I&#8217;m proud to be a veteran.&#8221; Here is the link. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Forces For Good</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2012/01/12/global-forces-for-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read two remarkable articles this week about rescues at sea. One involved the U.S. Navy and the other the U.S. Coast Guard. (US Navy photo) Despite rising tensions in the region, crewmembers from USS KIDD (DDG 100) boarded an Iranian fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, rescuing thirteen Iranian fishermen from the hands of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah family rescued from icy river by bystanders</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2012/01/05/utah-family-rescued-from-icy-river-by-bystanders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine driving along an icy road in the mountains of Utah and being the first driver to come across an accident that had just happened. Complicating the situation: there are three children trapped inside, and the car is upside down. And it is in a river. This is the scene that Chris Willden, a former [...]]]></description>
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		<title>27</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2011/12/29/27/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time of year it is easy to get caught up in the rush of &#8220;things going on.&#8221; News anchors shout out the headlines: &#8220;The elections!&#8221; &#8220;The holidays!&#8221; &#8220;The news around the world!&#8221; Today, however, I prefer to concentrate on one of the quieter things in life. Twenty-seven years ago I fell in love and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Guard</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2011/12/20/national-guard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One week ago, on December 13th, the National Guard celebrated its 375th birthday. That is not a typo. On December 13, 1636 the Massachusetts General Court established three regiments (North, South, and East) in order to protect its citizens. According to the General Court, &#8220;&#8230;all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s over</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2011/12/16/its-over-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Withdrawal Ceremony Dec 15, 2011 (DOD photo) While most of us slept, the war in Iraq officially ended. On Thursday, the command flag of Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Forces Iraq, was officially hauled down. Only around 5000 troops remain in the country, with the bulk of them scheduled to leave by the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAPT Ed Cataldo</title>
		<link>http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2011/12/15/capt-ed-cataldo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the honor of attending a retirement ceremony for a man I have always respected. We served together a quarter century ago, but many of the lessons he taught me have stayed with me ever since. His name is Captain Ed Cataldo, a 1982 Naval Academy graduate who ended his career as the top [...]]]></description>
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