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      <title>Marian Yarbrough [Signature #41]</title>
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      <title>Ms Ashley Burkert [Signature #40]</title>
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      <title>Rev. Lynn Bourbeau [Signature #39]</title>
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      <title>Ms Isabel Hill [Signature #37]</title>
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      <title>Ms Sandra Venning [Signature #36]</title>
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      <title>Mrs Ellen Watson [Signature #35]</title>
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      <title>Ms Dana Lindsay [Signature #34]</title>
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      <title>Ms Daryl Feinfeld,LCSW [Signature #33]</title>
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      <title>Ms Marion Mills [Signature #31]</title>
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      <title>Lockette Edelen [Signature #29]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:00:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Penny Harvey [Signature #28]</title>
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      <title>Nancy Martin [Signature #27]</title>
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      <title>Michele Schwartz [Signature #23]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:48:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Roxanne Thrower [Signature #22]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:54:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Amanda Bereny [Signature #21]</title>
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      <title>Ms. Lorrie Larsen Strauss [Signature #20]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:29:35 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Linda Berko [Signature #19]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Linda Berko, Delray Beach, Florida, United States of America<p>I am an RN and LCSW (licensed Clinical Social<br />
Worker with Board Certification). I have advanced training and certification in the<br />
area of trauma. I support Dr. Jane Moffett&#039;s<br />
Petition and feel it to be a responsibility<br />
the United States bestow with honor to<br />
these veterans who have risked their lives for our country.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:07:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. Sherwood Cleveland [Signature #17]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:04:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>jonathan cohen [Signature #16]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:39:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Susan Karr, San Francisco, CA, United States of America<p>I firmly agree with this stance. Jane Moffet, Ph.D., who is spearheading this effort, has enormous integrity and a strong moral philosophy.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Catherine Vajda [Signature #12]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:18:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Christine Carona [Signature #11]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:16:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Jan Weiss, Waccabuc, NY, United States of America<p>Army regulations clearly state that  the Purple Heart is not to be awarded to those suffering from PTSD. The award is granted in the name of the President of the United States. As President Obama ran on a platform of change, perhaps you will agree that now is the time to change the requirements for a Purple Heart. As PTSD is clearly a wound to the nervous system suffered in the heat of battle.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mark D&#039;Alessio, Brooklyn, NY, United States of America<p>I&#039;ve read that the Pentagon believes that &quot;blood must be shed&quot; for the Purple Heart to be awarded. I disagree with their out of date notion of what constitutes sacrifice. I agree with Dr. Moffat: &quot;the Pentagon&rsquo;s refusal to recognize the wounds of modern warfare is demeaning.&quot; Their unwise decision corrupts the spirit of the vets who suffer; their families, friends and communities who support them; and, the values and ideals of our great nation.</p>]]></description>
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