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TSA spokesman and Afghanistan Vet Nico Melendez on celebrating the holidays abroad
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Dec 11, 2010
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TSA spokesman and Afghanistan Vet Nico Melendez on celebrating the holidays abroad
Nico Melendez is back on the job as a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration, and it feels good. That's because for 11 months, Nico was away from his wife and five kids in Kabul, where he worked with the U.S. Navy. He talked with reporter Brian Watt at LAX.
Nico Melendez at LAX during the Thanksgiving travel rush
Nico Melendez at LAX during the Thanksgiving travel rush
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Nico Melendez is back on the job as a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration, and it feels good. That's because for 11 months, Nico was away from his wife and five kids in Kabul, where he worked with the U.S. Navy. He talked with reporter Brian Watt at LAX.

Nico Melendez is back on the job as a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration, and it feels good. That's because for 11 months, Nico was away from his wife and five kids in Kabul, where he worked with the U.S. Navy. He talked with reporter Brian Watt at LAX.