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	<title>Roman Skaskiw</title>
	<link>http://romanskaskiw.com/blog</link>
	<description>Fiction, essays, travel writing and other creative work.</description>
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		<title>Narrative and Memory at War</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am aware that two war movies, “The Hurt Locker” and “The Messenger,” have received multiple nominations for the Academy Awards. Though I’ve enjoyed war movies in the past, I haven’t seen either of these.
I’ve stopped watching movies about our current wars for the same reason I don’t like recounting my scariest moments for voyeuristic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romanskaskiw.com/blog/archives/524</link>
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		<title>Bidding Farewell to Arms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past year, I could only provide a frustratingly long answer to the simple, frequently asked question, Are you still in the Army?
When I commissioned as an infantry officer in March, 2000, my contract specified four years of active service and four years in the inactive reserve (I.R.R.) — a name on a list. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romanskaskiw.com/blog/archives/513</link>
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		<title>Enduring The Soldier Readiness Process &#8212; My First Radio Appearance!</title>
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		<link>http://romanskaskiw.com/blog/archives/504</link>
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		<title>On Readiness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soldiers may be required to walk 12 miles with combat gear including boots, L.C.E., helmet and 40-pound ruck sack. Do I have any medical condition that prevents me from doing so? If no, skip to question 23, if yes, do I have any medical condition which would prevent me from walking eight miles with boots, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romanskaskiw.com/blog/archives/501</link>
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		<title>Visiting Free Ukraine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ It’s difficult to write about Ukraine without writing about history, and it’s difficult to write about Ukrainian history and still leave room for anything else. I want to write a travel essay.
My parents were encouraged to visit Ukraine in the 1970s after a friend of theirs did so and suffered only a long interrogation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://romanskaskiw.com/blog/archives/491</link>
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