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Transgender Army Veteran Undergoes Sex Reassignment at 74

Denee Mallon, an Army veteran and transgender woman, is one of the first people to have Medicare pay for her sex reassignment surgery.
Image: Denee Mallon pumps gas into her Ford Mustang in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Denee Mallon pumps gas into her Ford Mustang in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mallon is an Army veteran and transgender woman and is about to be one of the the first people to have Medicare pay for her male to female sex reassignment surgery. Jim Seida / NBC News