10/25/2006 - YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Vladimir Tchekan's life almost reads like a movie script. He has dodged tanks, was a musician in a popular rock band and even helped orphans in Thailand. Sergeant Tchekan is not a movie star, but he is living the American dream - Air Force style. Born and raised in Moscow, Sergeant Tchekan spent his youth living under the thumb of the Russian Communist regime. The son of a railroad engineer and doctor, Sergeant Tchekan's dream was to study music. However, when his turn came to serve in the Russian military,...