War Amputee

War amputee
By MICHELLE ROBERTS

Even the simplest task becomes monumental for a US Army bomb technician who lost her arms to a bomb in Iraq.

MARY Dague hears the catty whispers sometimes. “So ugly,” the strangers say when they think she can’t hear.

The 24-year-old has bright green eyes, a quick smile, and on the days she gets her husband’s help, perfectly applied mascara and blush.

But all the gawkers really see are her arms, each amputated above the elbow.