His biggest applause of the night came at the end of the segment, when he told of his recent experience attending the Daytona 500 as its special honoree."They're singing the National Anthem, and all of a sudden I realize to myself that I'm holding my hand over my heart...thinking how (expletive) cool is this." Brendan Marrocco, soldier who lost four limbs in 2009 attack, to appear on 'Late Show with David Letterman' Monday
By Mark D. Stein/Staten Island Advance
March 03, 2014
Retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco wheels himself into a news conference followed by lead surgeon W.P. Andrew Lee, M.D., Tuesday, Jan. 29. 2013 at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The hero soldier from Prince’s Bay who lost all four limbs in Iraq will be appearing on television sets across the country Monday.
(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
U.S. Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco, the rare recipient of a double arm transplant, will appear on "Late Show with David Letterman" during the 11:35 p.m. telecast on CBS tonight to discuss his surgery.
He'll be joined by his surgeon, Dr. Andrew Lee.
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UPI forgot there are 5 quadruple amputees
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