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This is Chapter 8 in the Cancer Memoir. Catch up on previous chapters here.
Ringing the bell marked the end of my chemotherapy treatment on May 30, but not the end of my cancer fight. Within minutes of celebrating this milestone with my family, Jeremy and I would head over to my plastic surgeon’s office to discuss the next steps. My next mountain to face was surgery. 
I never thought I would find myself in a plastic surgeon’s office in a million years. Just saying aloud, “I have to meet with my plastic surgeon,” felt nothing like me.

Three Republican lawmakers are claiming that U.S. troops have been told that the military faces a shortage of backup absentee ballots that would allow them to vote in tomorrow’s election.
But a veterans group argues that the lawmakers’ point is moot because it’s not the Department of Defense’s job to hand out federal absentee ballots.
“The Department of Defense does not directly distribute absentee ballots to military personnel stationed overseas or away from their home state,” said former Marine Capt.

This is Chapter 3 in the Wellness Memoir. Catch up on previous chapters here.
Managing two major surgeries during the first half of my husband’s 12-month deployment meant juggling my health, caring for a baby, maintaining a household, and sustaining a long-distance marriage. Deployment is difficult for any military spouse, but dealing with a health crisis while solo parenting made it overwhelming. Shifting from being a caregiver to relying on others to care for me was uncomfortable—I wasn’t great at accepting help.
My disease symptoms led to a scheduled surgery.

Economic pressures, a challenging job market, and the availability of free employment resources have led many job seekers to nearly any website that offers the potential for a new career opportunity. Almost inevitably, this has led to a rise in scammers looking to take advantage of those job seekers.
Job scams are fake employment opportunities that are used to lure seekers into giving away sensitive information or even money. An estimated 14 million people are exposed to these scams each year, resulting in more than $2 billion lost annually.

The US State Department approved a potential foreign military sale to Poland, aimed at enhancing Poland’s air traffic control capabilities.

The Australian DoD opted to discontinue its procurement activities with Lockheed Martin for a single orbit GEO-based satellite system.

Townhall
Republican lawmakers demand answers from the Pentagon after military service members complained that they have not received enough absentee ballots to vote before Election Day.

Invictus

We, as Patriot Americans, must be the Masters of our Fate in Restoring America and Our Constitution
Out of the night that covers me,   Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be     For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance   I have not winced nor cried aloud.   Under the bludgeoning of chance     My head is bloody but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears     Looms but the Horror of the Shade, And yet, the menace of the years     Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

Tyler Koteskey, TAC
Whoever wins the White House in November will be forced to make stark U.S. foreign policy choices.

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During his two previous presidential campaigns and one term as president, Donald Trump was routinely accused by the national security “clerisy” of violating the norms of U.S….