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    <title>Southwest Veterans' Business Resource Center Kirk's Blog</title>
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    <dc:creator>Southwest Veterans&amp;#39; Business Resource Center</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:23:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Orientation</title>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Welcome,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As a veteran I have spent the last 22 years not fully knowing what VA benefits I am entitled to.&amp;nbsp;To be honest with you the word entitlment has been a word that I have struggled with&amp;nbsp;for several years. I have let my own ignorance, pride and ego stand in the way of fully understanding and taking advantage of these VA&amp;nbsp;benefits that I am entitled to. That is&amp;nbsp;until now.&amp;nbsp;I&amp;nbsp;recently had the opportunity to attend an orientation that was conducted by&amp;nbsp;Mr. Albert Renteria at the new Southwest Veterans'&amp;nbsp;Business Resource Center in Perris California.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;After speaking with Mr. Renteria it was clear that most veterans like myself face the same three (3) obstacles.&amp;nbsp;Mr. Renteria explained to me&amp;nbsp;that&amp;nbsp;the VA benefits&amp;nbsp;I am entitled to&amp;nbsp;as a veteran&amp;nbsp;are&amp;nbsp;a return of investment for the time I spent serving my country.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In closing, I&amp;nbsp;look forward to climbing the 14 level reintegration ladder that&amp;nbsp;SWVBRC offers. If you are a veteran I encourage you to register and get informed today. &amp;nbsp;You owe it to yourself, your family and your community.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Be Well,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Bill K.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <link>https://swvbrc.org/KirksBlog/361129</link>
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      <dc:creator>William Kirk</dc:creator>
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