Amputee Finds Robotic Leg Just As Cool As He Thought It Would Be
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — An intelligence analyst who lost his leg in Afghanistan excitedly told reporters on Friday that having an artificial leg was just as cool as he always thought it would be.
"I have like, three different legs now," said Pvt. Marcus Waltrip, an intelligence analyst with the 82nd Airborne. "One for walking, one for climbing, and one for running. I’m basically the lovechild of the Million-Dollar Man and Inspector fucking-Gadget."
Waltrip, who lost his leg in Afghanistan after stepping on unexploded ordnance near the burn-pit of his base last year, said he was initially upset that he was in the hospital as just another wounded soldier.
"I was pretty depressed. But that’s when I found out I’d be getting a prosthetic leg. I mean, I’d always wanted one, ever since I was a little kid. But who would have ever thought I’d actually get one? It was like Christmas."
Hoisting his gleaming new leg in the air and waving it around like a sword, the soldier went on to describe others with …
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