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Sons of Guns Airman

  • Department of War
  • July 20, 2012 | 4:12

The knowledge and experience men and women get in the military can take them down some unexpected paths. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an Air Force Veteran went from helicopter gunner to reality TV-Star on the Discovery Channel's hit show "Sons of Guns".

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