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Soldier receives arm transplant

Iraq war veteran Brendan Marrocco, 26, who lost all four limbs from a bomb near Baghdad, speaks about the bilateral arm transplant performed on him at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Iraq war veteran Brendan Marrocco speaks at a press conference after a surgical team lead by Johns Hopkins physicians successfully performed the hospitalís first bilateral arm transplant, Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Marrocco, who lost all four limbs from a bomb outside Baghdad, Iraq., is expected to slowly develop control over his new arms over the next year and a half. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Iraq war veteran Brendan Marrocco speaks at a press conference after a surgical team lead by Johns Hopkins physicians successfully performed the hospitalís first bilateral arm transplant, Baltimore, Md., Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Marrocco, who lost all four limbs from a bomb outside Baghdad, Iraq., is expected to slowly develop control over his new arms over the next year and a half. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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