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WWII Veteran Inspires with Effort to Overcome Loss of Sight

WWII veteran inspires with effort to overcome loss of sight by Roger Williamson, The Cumberland Times-News, February 7, 2007

83-year-old Western Maryland native Charles Johnson regains independence with the help of a DORS-funded BISM program to help newly blind seniors.

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