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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/coast-guard-offloads-186-million-cocaine-miami-florida</loc>
                <lastmod>2023-06-19T12:24:31+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/bustcover.jpg?id=64866933&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Petty Officer 3rd class Brandon New, a crew member of Coast Guard Cutter Bear stands security watch during a drug offload at Miami, Florida, June 16, 2023. The offloaded drugs were interdicted from nine separate go-fast smuggling interdictions in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.</image:caption>                    <image:title>BUSTCOVER</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/parenting-ptsd</loc>
                <lastmod>2020-12-15T18:06:00+00:00</lastmod>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/politics/gallego-no-benefits-for-veterans-who-attacked-capitol</loc>
                <lastmod>2021-03-19T19:29:40+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/protesters-enter-the-senate-chamber-on-january-06-2021-in-washington-dc-congress-held-a-joint-session-today-to-ratify-preside.jpg?id=64872596&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Protesters enter the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden&#39;s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Protesters enter the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden&#39;s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. </image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/trio-of-black-senior-enlisted-leaders-reflect-on-service</loc>
                <lastmod>2022-02-16T16:34:15+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/national-guards-first-trio-of-black-senior-enlisted-leaders-reflect-on-service.jpg?id=64857131&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>The three senior enlisted leaders of the National Guard, from left, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Tony Whitehead, Command Sgt. Major of the Army National Guard John Sampa, and Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard Maurice Williams.</image:caption>                    <image:title>National Guard’s first trio of Black senior enlisted leaders reflect on service</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/call-to-duty-a-passion-for-the-isolated-person</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-06-13T15:40:02+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/call-to-duty-a-passion-for-the-isolated-person.jpg?id=64872224&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Rogers, 31st Operations Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training, poses for a portrait during a combat survival training course at Cansiglio Forest Veneto, Italy, April 19, 2024.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Call to duty: a passion for the isolated person</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/re-armed-robot</loc>
                <lastmod>2020-12-15T18:10:59+00:00</lastmod>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/duffle-blog-creator-paul-szoldra-and-maximilian-uriarte-terminal-lance-cartoonist-and-white</loc>
                <lastmod>2020-12-15T18:01:30+00:00</lastmod>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/navy-seal-us-ambassador-share-perspectives-on-afghanistan</loc>
                <lastmod>2021-08-17T20:03:01+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/us-navy-seals-train-with-an-sh-60f-seahawk-helicopter-october-18-2001.jpg?id=63892608&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:title>US Navy SEALs train with an SH-60F &#34;Seahawk&#34; helicopter October 18, 2001 </image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/soldier-dedicates-service-to-gun-violence-victims</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-03-26T11:46:03+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/guncover.jpg?id=64861547&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Staff Sgt. Devin Bigelow, pictured with his wife, joined the Army after witnessing classmates killed by gang violence in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The combat medic returns to Omaha each year to visit the grave stones of his fallen classmates.</image:caption>                    <image:title>GUNCOVER</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/desert-storm-remains-powerful-influence-on-air-force</loc>
                <lastmod>2021-02-25T15:42:27+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/30-years-later-desert-storm-remains-a-powerful-influence-on-air-space-forces.jpg?id=64872534&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>F-15E Eagle fighter aircraft of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., are parked on an airfield during Operation Desert Shield.</image:caption>                    <image:title>30 years later, Desert Storm remains a powerful influence on Air, Space Forces</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/u-s-army-awards-purple-heart-to-99-year-old-wwii-vet</loc>
                <lastmod>2021-06-28T17:54:48+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-army-awards-purple-heart-to-99-year-old-wwii-vet.jpg?id=64871143&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>The Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James C. McConville, presents the Purple Heart to World War II veteran and life-long New York City resident Mr. Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher, June 18, 2021, at the Fort Hamilton Community Club.</image:caption>                    <image:title>U.S. Army awards purple heart to 99-year-old WWII vet</image:title>                </image:image>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-army-awards-purple-heart-to-99-year-old-world-war-ii-vet.jpg?id=64871144&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>World War II veteran and life-long New York City resident Mr. Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher.</image:caption>                    <image:title>U.S. Army awards purple heart to 99-year-old World War II vet</image:title>                </image:image>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/u-s-army-awards-purple-heart-to-99-year-old-world-war-ii-vet.jpg?id=64871156&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>The Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James C. McConville, presents the Purple Heart to World War II veteran and life-long New York City resident Mr. Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher, June 18, 2021.</image:caption>                    <image:title>U.S. Army awards purple heart to 99-year-old World War II vet</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/va-has-new-grant-opportunities-to-assist-homeless-vets</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-01-03T13:38:30+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/homelessgrantscover.jpg?id=64871974&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Ninety-seven-year-old Army veteran Lawrence Clark attends a Stand Down event designed to help veterans who are homeless or housing insecure on June 16, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Clark served in Korea and Vietnam earning a Silver Star, Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts. The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced two grant opportunities that it says will help veterans experiencing homelessness.</image:caption>                    <image:title>HOMELESSGRANTSCOVER</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/army-pfc-billy-debord-killed-in-korean-war-accounted-for</loc>
                <lastmod>2023-06-13T13:06:09+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/army-pfc-billy-debord-killed-in-korean-war-accounted-for.png?id=64872522&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>U.S. Army Pfc. Billy A. DeBord, 18, of Miamisburg, Ohio</image:caption>                    <image:title>Army Pfc. Billy DeBord, killed in Korean War, accounted for</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/eye-on-veterans-hot-careers-for-us-veterans-in-2024</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-01-04T16:20:42+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/eovlynchcover.png?id=64871964&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>WorkingNation.com Chief Content Officer Joan Lynch told Eye on Veterans that employers are eager to hire veterans.</image:caption>                    <image:title>EOVLYNCHCOVER</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/dod-must-increase-efforts-to-destigmatize-mental-health-care</loc>
                <lastmod>2022-05-31T16:29:04+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/austin-dod-must-increase-efforts-to-destigmatize-mental-health-care.jpg?id=64870151&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III briefs the press from the Pentagon Briefing Room.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Austin: DOD Must Increase Efforts to Destigmatize Mental Health Care</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/usaa-masters-of-the-air-provide-experiences-for-military</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-01-25T15:09:48+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/masterscover.jpg?id=64870421&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Ncuti Gatwa is seen in this photograph from episode 8 of “Masters of the Air.” USAA is partnering with the Apple Original limited series to provide exclusive experiences for the military community.</image:caption>                    <image:title>MASTERSCOVER</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/inside-veterans-affairs/6-600-veterans-affairs-patients-died-of-coronavirus-in-2020</loc>
                <lastmod>2020-12-31T22:11:00+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/south-texas-va-nurse-christine-salonga-vaccinates-south-texas-va-community-living-center-patient-roy-de-la-garza-the-first-ve.jpg?id=64861645&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>South Texas VA nurse, Christine Salonga vaccinates South Texas VA Community Living Center patient, Roy De La Garza, the first veteran to do so on Dec. 16.</image:caption>                    <image:title>South Texas VA nurse, Christine Salonga vaccinates South Texas VA Community Living Center patient, Roy De La Garza, the first veteran to do so on Dec. 16. </image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/pow-mia-recognition-day-poster-unveiled-2024</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-06-24T13:32:59+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/postercover.jpg?id=64872069&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Chad Lindell; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.; Colleen Shine; and Bill Bonnell unveil the 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day poster at the Pentagon, June 20, 2024.</image:caption>                    <image:title>POSTERCOVER</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/women-veterans/us-military-offers-women-unique-challenges-opportunities</loc>
                <lastmod>2022-06-29T20:58:10+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/military-offers-women-unique-challenges-and-opportunities-generals-say.jpg?id=64856601&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, shoots an M4 carbine at the new Combat Arms Training and Maintenance facility Feb. 2, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan</image:caption>                    <image:title>Military Offers Women Unique Challenges and Opportunities, Generals Say</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/100-year-old-world-war-ii-veterans-story-lives-on</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-06-06T14:18:22+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/100-year-old-world-war-ii-veterans-story-lives-on.jpg?id=64872057&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Al Torborg poses with his grandchildren during a birthday party April 13, 2024; Torborg turned 100 years old on April 15, 2024.</image:caption>                    <image:title>100-year-old World War II veteran’s story lives on</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/filipino-regiment-played-important-role-wwii-beyond</loc>
                <lastmod>2022-06-29T16:39:13+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/filipino-regiments-played-important-role-in-wwii-beyond.jpg?id=64856616&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Members of the U.S. Army’s 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment participate in a live national radio broadcast at Fort Ord in November 1942. The unit was composed of both stateside volunteers and Filipino soldiers who had escaped invading Japanese forces in the Philippines.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Filipino Regiments played important role in WWII, beyond</image:title>                </image:image>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/filipino-regiments-played-important-role-in-wwii-beyond.jpg?id=64856623&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Sergio Osmena, vice president of the Philippine Commonwealth (foreground center), reviews the U.S. Army’s Filipino regiments at Fort Ord in December 1942. Col. Robert H. Offley (foreground far left), was chosen to lead the regiments being fluent in Tagalog, a main Filipino language.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Filipino Regiments played important role in WWII, beyond</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/new-national-cemetery-coming-to-albuquerque</loc>
                <lastmod>2024-06-21T20:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/cemeterycover.jpg?id=64872063&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin constructing a new national cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2025.</image:caption>                    <image:title>CEMETERYCOVER</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/home-at-last-wwii-vet-laid-to-rest-after-nearly-80-years</loc>
                <lastmod>2021-09-22T16:44:31+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/home-at-last-wwii-vet-laid-to-rest-after-nearly-80-years.jpg?id=64871137&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 453, 4th Marine Logistics Group, transport a casket during the funeral of Pfc. Glenn White in Emporia, Kan., Sept. 18, 2021. In November 1943, White was a member of 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, when he was killed in action in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands during War World II.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Home at last: WWII vet laid to rest after nearly 80 years</image:title>                </image:image>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/home-at-last-wwii-vet-laid-to-rest-after-nearly-80-years.jpg?id=64871133&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Francisco Pietri, operations officer with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 4, 4th Marine Logistics Group, gives a folded American flag to Don Stair, a family member of Pfc. Glenn White, in Emporia, Kan.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Home at last: WWII vet laid to rest after nearly 80 years</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/meet-the-highest-ranking-native-american-in-the-union-army</loc>
                <lastmod>2021-11-04T14:43:49+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/parker.png?id=64863550&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:title>Parker</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/veterans-groups-unite-to-distribute-coronavirus-vaccines</loc>
                <lastmod>2021-02-04T17:28:40+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/rocky-mountain-regional-va-medical-center-registered-nurse-patricia-stamper-gives-a-dose-of-the-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine.jpg?id=64871077&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center registered nurse Patricia Stamper gives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Army veteran Mark Maloney, 85, at the hospital on December 16, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. The Eastern Colorado VA Health Care System was chosen as one of 37 VA centers around the country to receive a shipment of the vaccine because of their ability to store the vaccine at extremely cold temperatures and vaccinate a large number of people.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center registered nurse Patricia Stamper gives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Army veteran Mark Maloney, 85, at the hospital on December 16, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. The Eastern Colorado VA Health Care System was chosen as one of 37 VA centers around the country to receive a shipment of the vaccine because of their ability to store the vaccine at extremely cold temperatures and vaccinate a large number of people. </image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/honoring-the-fallen/remembering-the-fallen-at-kentucky-veterans-cemetery</loc>
                <lastmod>2022-05-31T17:45:22+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/remembering-the-fallen-at-kentucky-veterans-cemetery.jpg?id=64870175&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>U.S. Army Human Resource Command Honor Guard concludes a traditional flag folding ceremony for Memorial Day at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky., May 30, 2022.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Remembering the fallen at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery</image:title>                </image:image>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/remembering-the-fallen-at-kentucky-veterans-cemetery.jpg?id=64870170&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>U.S. Military Veterans salute the flag while Taps is played during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Remembering the fallen at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/us-navy-sailors-receive-medals-for-saving-shipmates-life</loc>
                <lastmod>2022-05-31T17:30:01+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/sailors-receive-medals-for-saving-shipmates-life.jpg?id=64870169&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:caption>Capt. Trent Friedel, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ferd Slocum, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Caleb Espinoza.</image:caption>                    <image:title>Sailors receive medals for saving shipmate’s life</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/john-scott-hannon-veteran-mental-health-bill-passes-congress</loc>
                <lastmod>2020-11-18T14:21:01+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/veteransuicidecrisisline.jpg?id=64870171&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:title>VeteranSuicideCrisisLine</image:title>                </image:image>
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                <loc>https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/articles/usps-releases-forever-stamp-honoring-former-president-george-hw-bush</loc>
                <lastmod>2020-11-19T01:44:18+00:00</lastmod>
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                    <image:loc>https://www.audacy.com/media-library/former-u-s-president-bush-during-billy-graham-crusade.jpg?id=64872601&amp;width=1200</image:loc>                    <image:title>Former U.S. President Bush during Billy Graham Crusade</image:title>                </image:image>
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