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. Man With A Badge

NPR
Published January 11, 1996 at 11:00 PM CST

Commentator Elissa ELy describes a delusional man who was hospitalized for years and eventually took to his bed. But, he came to life when he was elected an honorary officer by the hospital security guards.

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