A vet's prosthetic legs were repossessed two days before Christmas. He got them back, but broken

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Giacomo Bologna, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
,USA TODAY•January 9, 2020

A man walked into a nursing home for military veterans two days before Christmas, picked up Jerry Holliman's legs and left.

Holliman, 69, had hopes of moving back to his home in Hattiesburg and returning to an independent lifestyle with his new prosthetic legs.

Then they were repossessed.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wouldn't pay for his prosthetic legs, Holliman said, and Medicare wanted him on the hook for co-pays. As Holliman tried to navigate what felt like a maze of paperwork, it felt like his country was forgetting him.

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After uproar, VA promises vet new prosthetic legs after his were taken away

Giacomo Bologna, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
,USA TODAY•January 20, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it will make a new pair of prosthetic legs for a Mississippi veteran after his were repossessed two days before Christmas.

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