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Amputee soldier given new arms in transplant

NEW YORK ­— The first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq War has received a double-arm transplant.

Brendan Marrocco had the operation on Dec. 18 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, his father said Monday. The 26-year-old Marrocco, who is from New York City, was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009.

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Best wishes for a successful result.