Sgt. Nicholas Raia of Altoona, Pa., strums his guitar on top of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. Raia, who performs in the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division Band, volunteered to deploy as a door gunner with the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade. Guard Soldier trades guitar for gun /-news/2009/10/30/29622-guard-soldier-trades-guitar-for-gun/

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