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"He was not given any special treatment, nor did he ask for any," Davis said. "I'm told Blodgett was cooperative and apologetic." According to the TSA, the loaded gun was a .22 caliber SEE TSA, Page 8A 2012 Burlington Free Press The Vermont National Guard has begun a "commander's investigation" into the case of a soldier detained at Burlington International Airport last week after security screeners found a loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage. "The Guard takes this matter very seriously," Lt. Col. Lloyd Goodrow, a Guard spokesman, said Friday in confirming the role of the Guard soldier in the incident.

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