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Soldier blinded in Iraq finds life beyond loss
DUNBAR Pa Sam Ross Jr., blinded by shrapnel in Iraq, lives in a small trailer with routines that anchor him. He imagines a future building a house with local business help, attending college, and embracing opportunities despite losing sight and a prosthetic leg. Bloodied in 2003 near Baghdad, he endured coma and 12 plus surgeries at Walter Reed and Hines Center, learning to navigate with a cane and reliance on other senses.
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Dunbar
Sam Ross Jr
Iraq
Pennsylvania
Afghanistan
Thomas Ward
U.S
Vietnam
Ward
Walter Reed
Washington
Ross
82Nd Airborne Division
Baghdad
United States
Hines Blind Rehabilitation Center
Diesel