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	    <title><![CDATA[Taking Pride in the Nation]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[by Glen Gardner, VFW National Commander

Patriotism is in the air especially this time of year, and we should embrace all it stands for. Those who guarantee our freedoms must not be forgotten.

June and July contain two very important holidays—Flag ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[VFW National Commander Discusses Veterans' Issues With President]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, July 1, 2009 - The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office this morning to discuss issues important to America’s veterans, servicemembers and their families.

Glen ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[VFW National Commander Visits Iraq]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA['This war is nearing its end'

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2009 — The national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. returned home after spending almost four days visiting American troops stationed in Iraq.  His overall assessment: "This war ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Priority Group 8 Enrollment Relaxation Changes]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[VA eligibility rules changed on June 15, 2009, making it easier for more Veterans to enroll in VA’s health care system. Under this new regulation, VA relaxed income restrictions on enrollment for health benefits. While this new provision does not remove ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[VFW Statement on Philadelphia VAMC]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 22, 2009 — The following VFW statement concerns an article in Sunday's edition of the New York Times about the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia:

What occurred in the Philadelphia VA Medical Center is inexcusable, and ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Pledge of Allegiance]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 22, 2009 - It was on this day back in 1942 when America’s Pledge of Allegiance was officially recognized by Congress as the national pledge.

The original draft of the pledge is said to have been written in 1892 by James B. ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[VFW Statement on Senator Boxer]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[Washington D.C., June 19, 2009, – At a Wednesday Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on New Orleans levees, Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) insisted that Army Corps of Engineer Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh address her as "Senator" ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Don't Forget to Fly the Flag on Father's Day]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[This story was written and first seen one year ago on the VFW website. 

VFW Member Seizes the Reins of Democracy

While flipping through the pages of the VFW calendar in 2006, Hughes, a member of VFW Post 3650, Riverdale, Ga., noticed something ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Scam Artist Hits VFW Posts]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[A con artist has been preying on the generosity of sympathetic veterans and has managed to bilk numerous VFW Posts around the country out of as much as $400 each by posing as either a veteran who has “filled out an application” to join a specific Post ... ]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Not Your Grandfather's VFW]]></title>     
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	    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate> 
    <description><![CDATA[Written by Daniel Lambert
Medill Reports-Washington

A fish fry with a group of men over 60. Not the type of get-together a 20-something guy is likely to view as an appealing way to spend the evening. But the Veterans of Foreign Wars wants to attract ... ]]></description>
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