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A Man and His Tractor

  • Defense.gov
  • Dec. 21, 2018 | 1:00

Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Mann is a military broadcast journalist. At least, that’s his day job. He spends his off duty time working on a very large and very heavy family heirloom. It's an old antique tractor handed down from his grandfather.