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            <title><![CDATA[New commander for SC Army Recruiting Battalion]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Lt. Col. Michael Standish is taking over Army recruiting operations in South Carolina, western North Carolina and eastern Georgia.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Grenade found at Sumter Goodwill store]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Stewart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:47 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sumter Police are investigating the discovery of a grenade found at a Sumter charity store.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers hope to help military families transition to civilian life]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers hope to give South Carolina a boost in the next round of base closures with measures to help military families adjust when they move from another state and make the transition to civilian life.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[2 face hazing charges at Beaufort Air Station]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps says that two staff noncommissioned officers have been charged in a hazing incident at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unclaimed SC vets laid to rest with donated urns]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Six South Carolina military veterans whose cremated remains went unclaimed are being laid to rest with military honors at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[City of Cayce remembers veterans on D-Day anniversary]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kara Durrette]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cayce is remembering veterans on the 69th Anniversary of D-Day.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The 132nd Military Police Company returns home]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toni Talley]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:19:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[More than 40 soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard's 132nd Military Police Company were welcomed home from a nine-month deployment to Kosovo.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Students meet their adopted soldier for the first time]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toni Talley]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 May 2013 17:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Students at the Center for Accelerated Preparation honored a soldier they adopted with a special program and video truck.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New commander named for 9th Air Force base in SC]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 May 2013 12:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Maj. Gen. H.D. Polumbo is taking command of the 9th Air Force in a scheduled ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[USO South Carolina's grand re-opening]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Toni Talley]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 20:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The grand re-opening of the USO South Carolina airport center was held Thursday afternoon.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[9 Marine trainees becoming US citizens in SC]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nine trainees at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island are being sworn in as U.S. citizens.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SC military bases working to stay funded amid defense cuts]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivory Hecker]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 May 2013 22:51:19 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Members of the Military Base Task Force met Wednesday to discuss ways to prevent losing military bases in the future.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SC panel meets amid military base closure concerns]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 May 2013 18:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The South Carolina state task force formed to support its military bases is hearing concerns that automatic Pentagon spending cuts are hurting the readiness of military forces in the state.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Family celebrates generations of military service]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Starkey]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 May 2013 09:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Veterans, families and friends greeted Monday in Lexington by the community and politicians including State Senator Katrina Shealy and State Representative Todd Atwater, thanking them for their service.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sumter County celebrates Memorial Day]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 May 2013 11:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Veterans, along with their family and friends, gathered as the Sumter Veterans Association held their annual Memorial Day celebration at Swan Lake Gardens Monday afternoon.]]></description>
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