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		<title>Local Features - Lebanon VA Medical Center</title>
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			<title>VAMC Web Site Redesign</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/VAMCWebSiteRedesign.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/VAMCNewLook-180x130.jpg" alt="Image of New Web Site" title="Image of New Web Site"><div>]]>Our new look is designed to help you easily and quickly access information with intuitive and easy-to-use navigation. We know that you consider this website our front door. And we want you to feel welcome. <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Image of New Web Site</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Our new look is designed to help you easily and quickly access information with intuitive and easy-to-use navigation. We know that you consider this website our front door. And we want you to feel welcome. </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Lebanon VAMC Web Site Redesign</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Our new look is designed to help you easily and quickly access information with intuitive and easy-to-use navigation. We know that you consider this website our front door. And we want you to feel welcome. </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Rising from the Valley of Shadows</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/RisingFromTheValleyofShadows.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2013/SSGBlantonx180.jpg" alt="Staff Seargeant Amber Blanton" title="Staff Seargeant Amber Blanton"><div>]]>Sunday, December 12, 2004, is a day Staff Sergeant Amber Blanton will never forget.  She was stationed in Afghanistan at the Kandahar Airfield where she worked as a paralegal specialist for the 25th Infantry Division.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">Sunday, December 12, 2004, is a day Staff Sergeant Amber Blanton will never forget.  She was stationed in Afghanistan at the Kandahar Airfield where she worked as a paralegal specialist for the 25th Infantry Division.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Rising from Valley of Shadows</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Sunday, December 12, 2004, is a day Staff Sergeant Amber Blanton will never forget.  She was stationed in Afghanistan at the Kandahar Airfield where she worked as a paralegal specialist for the 25th Infantry Division.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Gunner&#39;s Wings</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/GunnersWings.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2013/LashinskyPortraitx180.jpg" alt="Portrait of Frank Lashinsky in present time." title="Portrait of Frank Lashinsky in present time."><div>]]>A young visitor to the medical center asked why World War II Veterans are called the Greatest Generation. Frank Lashinsky&#8217;s story is one answer. The son of an immigrant coal miner, Frank started his first job outside the home at the age of ten. <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Portrait of Frank Lashinsky in present time.</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">A young visitor to the medical center asked why World War II Veterans are called the Greatest Generation. Frank Lashinsky&#8217;s story is one answer. The son of an immigrant coal miner, Frank started his first job outside the home at the age of ten. </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Gunner&#39;s Wings</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>A young visitor to the medical center asked why World War II Veterans are called the Greatest Generation. Frank Lashinsky&#8217;s story is one answer. The son of an immigrant coal miner, Frank started his first job outside the home at the age of ten. </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Carving Out Peace</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/CarvingOutPeace.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/WoodCarvingsx180.jpg" alt="Small woodworking pieces of people and birds." title="Small woodworking pieces of people and birds."><div>]]>Finding peace is sometimes difficult for Veterans.  The stress of long deployments far from home, the need for constant vigilance and the perpetual uncertainty of one&#8217;s safety--slowly gnaw away at a person.  But one Marine Corps Veteran has found peace through carving.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">Finding peace is sometimes difficult for Veterans.  The stress of long deployments far from home, the need for constant vigilance and the perpetual uncertainty of one&#8217;s safety--slowly gnaw away at a person.  But one Marine Corps Veteran has found peace through carving.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Carving Out Peace</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Finding peace is sometimes difficult for Veterans.  The stress of long deployments far from home, the need for constant vigilance and the perpetual uncertainty of one&#8217;s safety--slowly gnaw away at a person.  But one Marine Corps Veteran has found peace through carving.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>No Veteran Dies Alone</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/NoVeteranDiesAlone.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/NoVeteranDiesAlonex180x130.png" alt="Female nurse holding hands with male patient who is holding hands with a female.  All three are sitting closely." title="Female nurse holding hands with male patient who is holding hands with a female.  All three are sitting closely."><div>]]>&#34;No Veteran Dies Alone&#8221;...simply put, this program ensures that Veterans have people who care for and support them even at the end stages of life.  Volunteers are there to talk, read or quietly sit with Veterans.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">&#34;No Veteran Dies Alone&#8221;...simply put, this program ensures that Veterans have people who care for and support them even at the end stages of life.  Volunteers are there to talk, read or quietly sit with Veterans.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">No Veteran Dies Alone</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>&#34;No Veteran Dies Alone&#8221;...simply put, this program ensures that Veterans have people who care for and support them even at the end stages of life.  Volunteers are there to talk, read or quietly sit with Veterans.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>The Great American Smoke Out</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/TheGreatAmericanSmokeOut.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:45:00 EST</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/StopSmoking.png" alt="Person lighting a cigarette" title="Person lighting a cigarette"><div>]]>It&#8217;s not rocket science.  Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and affecting the health of smokers in general. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits for you and your loved ones. <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">It&#8217;s not rocket science.  Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and affecting the health of smokers in general. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits for you and your loved ones. </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">The Benefits of Quitting</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>It&#8217;s not rocket science.  Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and affecting the health of smokers in general. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long-term benefits for you and your loved ones. </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>National Pharmacy Week</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/NationalPharmacyWeek.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/Pharmacyx130.jpg" alt="Robert Subach making a check on the robotic medication dispenser." title="Robert Subach making a check on the robotic medication dispenser."><div>]]>VA pharmacists are dedicated to the safety of Veterans and getting their medications right - the first time, every time.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Robert Subach making a check on the robotic medication dispenser.</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">VA pharmacists are dedicated to the safety of Veterans and getting their medications right - the first time, every time.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Getting Medicine Right</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>VA pharmacists are dedicated to the safety of Veterans and getting their medications right - the first time, every time.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>October is National Physical Therapy Month!</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/PhysicalTherapyMonth.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/Rehab_0210.jpg" alt="Patient and therapist in a therapy session." title="Patient and therapist in a therapy session."><div>]]>Our dedicated VA physical therapists and physical therapists assistants are committed to you, the Veterans of America&#8217;s armed forces.  Our new state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility provides the perfect environment to partner with your therapist.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Patient and therapist in a therapy session.</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Our dedicated VA physical therapists and physical therapists assistants are committed to you, the Veterans of America&#8217;s armed forces.  Our new state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility provides the perfect environment to partner with your therapist.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">October is National PT Month</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Our dedicated VA physical therapists and physical therapists assistants are committed to you, the Veterans of America&#8217;s armed forces.  Our new state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility provides the perfect environment to partner with your therapist.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>POW/MIA Recognition Day</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/POWMIARRecognitionDay.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/GeneralMarchi-180x130.jpg" alt="General Marchi giving the keynote speech at the 2012 POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony" title="General Marchi giving the keynote speech at the 2012 POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony"><div>]]>The theme of this year&#39;s POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony was appropriately entitled, &#34;Until They Are Home&#34; by General Randall R. Marchi, the Deputy Adjutant General - Army, Pennsylvania National Guard.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">General Marchi giving the keynote speech at the 2012 POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">The theme of this year&#39;s POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony was appropriately entitled, &#34;Until They Are Home&#34; by General Randall R. Marchi, the Deputy Adjutant General - Army, Pennsylvania National Guard.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>The theme of this year&#39;s POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony was appropriately entitled, &#34;Until They Are Home&#34; by General Randall R. Marchi, the Deputy Adjutant General - Army, Pennsylvania National Guard.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>TLC - Telephone Lifestyle Coaching</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/TLC_Telephone_Lifestyle_Coaching.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/TelephoneLifestyleCoachLogo.jpg" alt="Logo for Telephone Lifestyle Coaching" title="Logo for Telephone Lifestyle Coaching"><div>]]>Veterans and VA health care providers at the Lebanon VA have a new program to improve Veteran well-being. Telephone Lifestyle Coaching (TLC) enhances the quality of care by providing services when and where Veterans want them.    <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Logo for Telephone Lifestyle Coaching</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Veterans and VA health care providers at the Lebanon VA have a new program to improve Veteran well-being. Telephone Lifestyle Coaching (TLC) enhances the quality of care by providing services when and where Veterans want them.    </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Telephone Coaching Arrives</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Veterans and VA health care providers at the Lebanon VA have a new program to improve Veteran well-being. Telephone Lifestyle Coaching (TLC) enhances the quality of care by providing services when and where Veterans want them.    </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Woman Veteran Says Lebanon Treats Female Veterans Right!</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/WomanVeteranSaysLebanonTreatsFemaleVeteransRight.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/TeddiWilliams180x130.png" alt="Teddi Williams, Army Corps Veterans who likes Lebanon VA" title="Teddi Williams, Army Corps Veterans who likes Lebanon VA"><div>]]>Teddi Williams, Women&#39;s Army Corps Veteran, has spent her entire adult life securing improved healthcare benefits for female Veterans.  She states that the Lebanon VA Medical Center is the best in the nation in providing services to female Veterans.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Teddi Williams, Army Corps Veterans who likes Lebanon VA</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Teddi Williams, Women&#39;s Army Corps Veteran, has spent her entire adult life securing improved healthcare benefits for female Veterans.  She states that the Lebanon VA Medical Center is the best in the nation in providing services to female Veterans.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Lebanon Treats Women Right!</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Teddi Williams, Women&#39;s Army Corps Veteran, has spent her entire adult life securing improved healthcare benefits for female Veterans.  She states that the Lebanon VA Medical Center is the best in the nation in providing services to female Veterans.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>VA Saved My Life</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/VASavedMyLife.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/VASavedMyLifex180.jpg" alt="Jim and his nurse, Debbie, who saved his life." title="Jim and his nurse, Debbie, who saved his life."><div>]]>Luckily Veteran Jim Shea was enrolled in the VA&#39;s telehealth program.  His nurse quickly caught the warning signs of a heart attack and notified Jim to get to the Lebanon VA as quickly as possible.  According to Jim, &#34;the VA saved my life&#34;.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Jim and his nurse, Debbie, who saved his life.</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Luckily Veteran Jim Shea was enrolled in the VA&#39;s telehealth program.  His nurse quickly caught the warning signs of a heart attack and notified Jim to get to the Lebanon VA as quickly as possible.  According to Jim, &#34;the VA saved my life&#34;.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">VA Saved My Life!</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Luckily Veteran Jim Shea was enrolled in the VA&#39;s telehealth program.  His nurse quickly caught the warning signs of a heart attack and notified Jim to get to the Lebanon VA as quickly as possible.  According to Jim, &#34;the VA saved my life&#34;.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Pharmacy Wins JD Power Award</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/PharmacyWinsJDPowerAward.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/JDPowerAwardPicx180.png" alt="Pharmacy Wins JD Power Award" title="Pharmacy Wins JD Power Award"><div>]]>The Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Program has been recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as one of only 50 companies in the United States to receive the J.D. Power 2012 Customer Service champion designation.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Pharmacy Wins JD Power Award</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">The Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Program has been recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as one of only 50 companies in the United States to receive the J.D. Power 2012 Customer Service champion designation.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Pharmacy Wins J.D. Power Award</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>The Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Program has been recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as one of only 50 companies in the United States to receive the J.D. Power 2012 Customer Service champion designation.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>MyHealtheVet</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/MyHealtheVet.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/janfalk-180x130.jpg" alt="My HealtheVet Coordinator, Jan Falk, registers a patient." title="My HealtheVet Coordinator, Jan Falk, registers a patient."><div>]]>Local My HealtheVet Support is Growing!  The My HealtheVet web site has been available for quite some time, but at Lebanon VAMC, the enrollment is steadily increasing.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">My HealtheVet Coordinator, Jan Falk, registers a patient.</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Local My HealtheVet Support is Growing!  The My HealtheVet web site has been available for quite some time, but at Lebanon VAMC, the enrollment is steadily increasing.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">My HealtheVet is Growing!!</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Local My HealtheVet Support is Growing!  The My HealtheVet web site has been available for quite some time, but at Lebanon VAMC, the enrollment is steadily increasing.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Volunteer Recognized for Devoted Service!</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Volunteer_Recognized_for_Devoted_Service.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:30:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/HelenMeiser-180x130.jpg" alt="Picture of Helen Meiser" title="Picture of Helen Meiser"><div>]]>Helen Meiser has been a devoted volunteer at the Lebanon VA for many years giving over 4,000 hours of service to the Veterans.  She was recognized with a Jefferson Award in November 2011.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Picture of Helen Meiser</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Helen Meiser has been a devoted volunteer at the Lebanon VA for many years giving over 4,000 hours of service to the Veterans.  She was recognized with a Jefferson Award in November 2011.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Volunteer Devoted to Service!</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Helen Meiser has been a devoted volunteer at the Lebanon VA for many years giving over 4,000 hours of service to the Veterans.  She was recognized with a Jefferson Award in November 2011.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>ELCO Baseball Team Visits Veterans</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/ELCOBaseballTeamVisitsVeterans.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/2012/JanetCochranVisitswithElcoBaseballTeam-180x130.jpg" alt="ELCO Baseball Team Visits with Veteran Janet Cochran" title="ELCO Baseball Team Visits with Veteran Janet Cochran"><div>]]>The ELCO Baseball Team had a learning experience visiting with Veterans during National Salute to Veterans Week in February.  For some, this was there first visit to a VA hospital and quickly realized how much their visit meant to the patients.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">ELCO Baseball Team Visits with Veteran Janet Cochran</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">The ELCO Baseball Team had a learning experience visiting with Veterans during National Salute to Veterans Week in February.  For some, this was there first visit to a VA hospital and quickly realized how much their visit meant to the patients.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">ELCO Baseball Team Visits Vets</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>The ELCO Baseball Team had a learning experience visiting with Veterans during National Salute to Veterans Week in February.  For some, this was there first visit to a VA hospital and quickly realized how much their visit meant to the patients.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Local MyHealtheVet Support is Growing!</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Local_MyHealtheVet_Support_is_Growing.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:30:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/janfalk-180x130.jpg" alt="My HealtheVet Coordinator, Jan Falk, registers a patient." title="My HealtheVet Coordinator, Jan Falk, registers a patient."><div>]]>Local MyHealtheVet Support is Growing! The My HealtheVet web site has been available for quite some time, but at Lebanon VAMC, the enrollment is steadily increasing.  <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">My HealtheVet Coordinator, Jan Falk, registers a patient.</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Local MyHealtheVet Support is Growing! The My HealtheVet web site has been available for quite some time, but at Lebanon VAMC, the enrollment is steadily increasing.  </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">MyHealtheVet is Growing!!</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Local MyHealtheVet Support is Growing! The My HealtheVet web site has been available for quite some time, but at Lebanon VAMC, the enrollment is steadily increasing.  </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Focusing on Women Veterans</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Focusing_on_Women_Veterans.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/PinkRibbon.png" alt="Pink Ribbon for Womens&#39; Health Month" title="Pink Ribbon for Womens&#39; Health Month"><div>]]>Each VA Medical Center has a Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) designated to serve as an advocate for Women Veterans and to coordinate their health care within the VA system.  <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagelink type="url">http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/PinkRibbon.png</hfs:imagelink> 
			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Pink Ribbon for Womens&#39; Health Month</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Each VA Medical Center has a Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) designated to serve as an advocate for Women Veterans and to coordinate their health care within the VA system.  </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Focusing on Women Veterans</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Each VA Medical Center has a Women Veterans Program Manager (WVPM) designated to serve as an advocate for Women Veterans and to coordinate their health care within the VA system.  </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Protect Your Eyes From The Sun</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/EyeSafety-VisorProgram.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/EyeSafety.png" alt="Protect Your Eyes From The Sun" title="Protect Your Eyes From The Sun"><div>]]>Wearing sunglasses protects the eyes and the surrounding skin, improves performance and prevents accidents through reducing glare, plus the bonus of looking good while catching some rays.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Protect Your Eyes From The Sun</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Wearing sunglasses protects the eyes and the surrounding skin, improves performance and prevents accidents through reducing glare, plus the bonus of looking good while catching some rays.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Protect Your Eyes From The Sun</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Wearing sunglasses protects the eyes and the surrounding skin, improves performance and prevents accidents through reducing glare, plus the bonus of looking good while catching some rays.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Annual Fly Fishing Event</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/TroutFlyFishing.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:30:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/FlyFishing4-180x130.jpg" alt="Army Veteran Paul Cokely proudly shows off his catch!" title="Army Veteran Paul Cokely proudly shows off his catch!"><div>]]>Every Spring, Veterans are the guests at an annual fly fishing event.  This is a chance for veterans to learn a new hobby or a chance to again participate in an old hobby with some needed assistance.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Army Veteran Paul Cokely proudly shows off his catch!</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Every Spring, Veterans are the guests at an annual fly fishing event.  This is a chance for veterans to learn a new hobby or a chance to again participate in an old hobby with some needed assistance.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Annual Fly Fishing Event</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Every Spring, Veterans are the guests at an annual fly fishing event.  This is a chance for veterans to learn a new hobby or a chance to again participate in an old hobby with some needed assistance.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Greater Lebanon Medical Expo and Conference</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Greater_Lebanon_Medical_Expo.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Expo180x130.jpg" alt="Greater Lebanon Medical Expo and Conference" title="Greater Lebanon Medical Expo and Conference"><div>]]>On May 25, 2011, the Lebanon VA Medical Center (VAMC) co-hosted the first ever Greater Lebanon Medical Expo and Conference with the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce and the VA Office of Acquisitions and Logistics.  The Expo hosted one hundred vendors ranging from Fulton Bank to 3M.  Seventeen educational sessions were also held.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Greater Lebanon Medical Expo and Conference</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">On May 25, 2011, the Lebanon VA Medical Center (VAMC) co-hosted the first ever Greater Lebanon Medical Expo and Conference with the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce and the VA Office of Acquisitions and Logistics.  The Expo hosted one hundred vendors ranging from Fulton Bank to 3M.  Seventeen educational sessions were also held.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Greater Lebanon Medical Expo</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>On May 25, 2011, the Lebanon VA Medical Center (VAMC) co-hosted the first ever Greater Lebanon Medical Expo and Conference with the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce and the VA Office of Acquisitions and Logistics.  The Expo hosted one hundred vendors ranging from Fulton Bank to 3M.  Seventeen educational sessions were also held.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Lancaster CBOC Women&#39;s Health Gets a Splash of Color</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Lancaster_CBOC_Women_s_Health_Gets_a_Splash_of_Color.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/CeilingTile-180x130.jpg" alt="Veteran makes ceiling tiles" title="Veteran makes ceiling tiles"><div>]]>Long-time volunteer, Paul Fetzer, utilizes his artistic talents to paint ceiling tiles for patient areas of the hospital.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagelink type="url">http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/CeilingTile-180x130.jpg</hfs:imagelink> 
			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Veteran makes ceiling tiles</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Long-time volunteer, Paul Fetzer, utilizes his artistic talents to paint ceiling tiles for patient areas of the hospital.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">CBOC Gets a Splash of Color</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Long-time volunteer, Paul Fetzer, utilizes his artistic talents to paint ceiling tiles for patient areas of the hospital.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>VA Creative Arts Festival and Visual Impairment Services</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/VA_Creative_Arts_Festival_and_Visual_Impairment_Serivces.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:30:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/CreativeArts2011.png" alt="Creative Arts Project" title="Creative Arts Project"><div>]]>The Creative Arts program helped veteran Philip Trapane learn to live with his disabilities and explore new possibilities.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagelink type="url">http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/CreativeArts2011.png</hfs:imagelink> 
			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Creative Arts Project</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">The Creative Arts program helped veteran Philip Trapane learn to live with his disabilities and explore new possibilities.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">VA Creative Arts Festival and </hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>The Creative Arts program helped veteran Philip Trapane learn to live with his disabilities and explore new possibilities.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Teen Re-Ups for Volunteer Service with Veterans</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Teen_Re_Ups_for_Volunteer_Service_with_Veterans.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/TeenVet/TeenVolunteer180x130.jpg" alt="Teen Volunteer" title="Teen Volunteer"><div>]]>Dylan Moyer started visiting the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lebanon to fill a school requirement. But those visits have become much more meaningful to the Conrad Weiser High School sophomore and to the veterans he helps.

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			<hfs:imagelink type="url">http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/TeenVet/TeenVolunteer180x130.jpg</hfs:imagelink> 
			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Teen Volunteer</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Dylan Moyer started visiting the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lebanon to fill a school requirement. But those visits have become much more meaningful to the Conrad Weiser High School sophomore and to the veterans he helps.

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			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Teen Re-Ups for Volunteer Svce</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Dylan Moyer started visiting the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lebanon to fill a school requirement. But those visits have become much more meaningful to the Conrad Weiser High School sophomore and to the veterans he helps.

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			<title>Shadow Boxes for Veterans</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/LEAD_Project_by_Larry_Neuman.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Larry_Neuman_Lead_Project/DSC_4896-180x130.jpg" alt="Shadow Boxes for Veterans" title="Shadow Boxes for Veterans"><div>]]>Larry Neuman, pipe fitter in the Engineering Department at the Lebanon VA Medical Center recently presented each Veteran on floor 1-5 with a shadow box. The shadow boxes are placed on the wall next to each Veteran&#8217;s name plaque.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagelink type="url">http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Larry_Neuman_Lead_Project/DSC_4896-180x130.jpg</hfs:imagelink> 
			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Shadow Boxes for Veterans</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">Larry Neuman, pipe fitter in the Engineering Department at the Lebanon VA Medical Center recently presented each Veteran on floor 1-5 with a shadow box. The shadow boxes are placed on the wall next to each Veteran&#8217;s name plaque.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Shadow Boxes for Veterans</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Larry Neuman, pipe fitter in the Engineering Department at the Lebanon VA Medical Center recently presented each Veteran on floor 1-5 with a shadow box. The shadow boxes are placed on the wall next to each Veteran&#8217;s name plaque.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Season&#39;s Greetings from the Network Director!</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/VISN4Message.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/images/visn4_holiday_180.jpg" alt="The logo for VISN 4 over an image of snow-covered pine needles and red berries." title="The logo for VISN 4 over an image of snow-covered pine needles and red berries."><div>]]>VISN 4 Director Michael E. Moreland sends holiday greetings to all of our nation&#39;s Veterans and their families.  We thank you for your service and renew our commitment to providing the best care anywhere in the coming year.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagelink type="url">http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/images/visn4_holiday_180.jpg</hfs:imagelink> 
			<hfs:imagealt type="string">The logo for VISN 4 over an image of snow-covered pine needles and red berries.</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">VISN 4 Director Michael E. Moreland sends holiday greetings to all of our nation&#39;s Veterans and their families.  We thank you for your service and renew our commitment to providing the best care anywhere in the coming year.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Holiday Greetings</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>VISN 4 Director Michael E. Moreland sends holiday greetings to all of our nation&#39;s Veterans and their families.  We thank you for your service and renew our commitment to providing the best care anywhere in the coming year.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Labor-Management Partnership Award</title> 
			<link>http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/features/Labor_Management_Partnership_Award.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/images/LaborPartnershipAwardforInternetThumbnail180x130.jpg" alt="Labor-Management Partnership Award" title="Labor-Management Partnership Award"><div>]]>In June 2010, the Lebanon VA Medical Center received the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Labor-Management Relations Award.  This award, acknowledges successful labor-management relationships.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagelink type="url">http://www.lebanon.va.gov/LEBANON/images/LaborPartnershipAwardforInternetThumbnail180x130.jpg</hfs:imagelink> 
			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Labor-Management Partnership Award</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">In June 2010, the Lebanon VA Medical Center received the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Labor-Management Relations Award.  This award, acknowledges successful labor-management relationships.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Labor-Management Partnership</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>In June 2010, the Lebanon VA Medical Center received the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Labor-Management Relations Award.  This award, acknowledges successful labor-management relationships.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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