Popcorn Disabilities: 'Coming Home' Showed Us Disabled Life During Wartime

Remember when Jon Voight was actually a great actor?

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After the passage of the OBBB it took me down a rabbit hole of how movies have presented disabled lives, particularly of our veterans and those living on government assistance. It was also a great opportunity to discuss one of my favorite disabled movies.