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	Vietnam veteran John Melillo of Eastport, says he couldn&#39;t paint a straight line 10 years ago, but decided to go to school for it, to learn how to create and cope. Now&nbsp;Melillo&#39;s work is shown&nbsp;in galleries and he wants to share the healing power of painting with other veterans. NewsdayTV&#39;s Steve Langford reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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