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	<title type="text">You Served® - Veteran and Military Blog and Military Podcast</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Updated information on Veteran Benefits, featured Military Bloggers, the You Served Podcast and various other news and information relevant to Veterans.</subtitle>

	<updated>2013-05-01T03:00:05Z</updated>

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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A great ride&#8230;.]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16034</id>
		<updated>2013-04-30T00:50:01Z</updated>
		<published>2013-05-01T03:00:05Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Opinion" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Other Blogs" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetAs I announced a couple of weeks ago, we are stopping the blogging here at You Served. I hope it stays up because I think we have a ton of good material here, but that will be up to VUHL &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/30/a-great-ride/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Manning was almost the Grand Marshall]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16044</id>
		<updated>2013-04-30T20:08:58Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-30T20:08:58Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military News" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="News" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetCharged with one of the largest leaks of classified documents in history, U.S. Army private Bradley Manning, is set to be acknowledged at San Francisco&#8217;s annual gay rights parade. Naming Manning as a Grand Marshall of the parade, a role &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/30/manning-was-almost-the-grand-marshall/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Keep What You’ve Earned]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16039</id>
		<updated>2013-04-30T00:38:21Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-30T17:30:56Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Life" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military News" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetAlcohol use, and more importantly, alcohol abuse, are issues that each branch of the military faces. Posing a threat to the health and safety of both enlisted and officer alike, as well as the overall readiness and functioning ability of &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/30/keep-what-youve-earned/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Integrated Training, Part 2]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16032</id>
		<updated>2013-04-28T23:48:50Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-30T12:43:32Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Life" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Strategy" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetWhile the Integrated Training Environment helps soldiers prepare for combat by honing the communication skills between the units that represent the various legs of an operation, its utility to our nation’s military extends further in a time of budget cuts &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/30/integrated-training-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Pill farms preying on Veterans]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16036</id>
		<updated>2013-04-30T00:23:17Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-30T00:23:17Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Life" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Scams and Fakers" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Veteran Benefits" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetIt is no secret that substance abuse is an issue that plagues many in both our society and the military. The abuse of prescription drugs, especially painkillers, anxiety and anti-depressant’s, is on the rise and the influx of PTSD and &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/29/pill-farms-preying-on-veterans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Integrated Training, Part 1]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16028</id>
		<updated>2013-04-28T23:41:55Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-29T19:37:43Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Life" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Strategy" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetLiving in the increasingly wired and connected age that we do, it should come to no surprise that the way our military trains and prepares for combat has also changed.  Weapons systems that resemble and operate like that of laser &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/29/integrated-training-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[PTSD? There is an app for that!]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16024</id>
		<updated>2013-04-28T23:32:04Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-29T13:23:34Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Life" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Veteran Benefits" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetReturning home with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and adjusting back to normal life is no easy task. Handling and living with the invisible wound is incredibly difficult and seeking help is no easy task either. But now the Office of &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/29/ptsd-there-is-an-app-for-that/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Caffeine is the least of a deployed soldier&#8217;s worries]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16020</id>
		<updated>2013-04-28T23:21:33Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-28T23:21:33Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Life" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Stupid Deployment Rules" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetTo the average Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine energy drinks and supplements like Red Bull, Monster and 5-hour energy are seen as no different than the morning cup of coffee; a little pick-me-up to help you stay awake, alert, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/28/caffeine-is-the-least-of-a-deployed-soldiers-worries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Air Force Academy Cadet contributes]]></title>
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		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16009</id>
		<updated>2013-04-25T05:04:03Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-28T14:00:25Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Military Life" /><category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="Wall of Honor" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetAfter the introduction of synthetic drugs and increase in use by both civilians and service members over the past several years, there has been some difficulty in testing for these now banned substances. But now at the US Air Force &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/28/air-force-academy-cadet-contributes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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			<name>Troy</name>
						<uri>http://www.bouhammer.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Killer Gains, Shocking Results- Part III]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/27/killer-gains-shocking-results-part-iii/" />
		<id>http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/?p=16005</id>
		<updated>2013-04-25T04:58:14Z</updated>
		<published>2013-04-27T12:00:58Z</published>
		<category scheme="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog" term="News" />		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[TweetThis problem is very similar to the issues that both the military and society have faced over the past year in regards to the controversy about the sale and use of synthetic drugs known as Bath Salts. If an individual &#8230; <a href="http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2013/04/27/killer-gains-shocking-results-part-iii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></summary>
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