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J.J. Arms: A Hero

On TV, JJ became a hero. But perhaps the transformation was far more profound. When he first had his hands amputated, Jay told me that he'd lay there in the hospital bed wanting to die. The day after the incident at the chalkboard, he made a point of coming back to class. 70 years later, Jay points proudly to a poster on the wall. It's a collage of superheroes. And nestled in with them, J.J. Arms is for real.

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