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Veterans UnAffairs: The Frank Gann Story

Veterans UnAffairs: The Frank Gann Story

I ask you this.... What are we standing for?

Genres

Documentary

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In a first K2 Visuals original documentary, K2 Visuals founder, Kenneth Irwin II, is lucky enough to sit down with Veteran, Frank Gann, and talk to him about his time in the military, the experiments he was involved with, and how one clerk at a VA cost him a whole lot.

Others

Budget

$2000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

45 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

11 November 2014

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kenneth Irwin II

Kenneth Irwin II

Himself/Narrator

Frank Gann

Frank Gann

Himself

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