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Blind U S Woman Who Aids Handicapped in Southeast Asia Wins Freedom Medal
Genevieve Caulfield, 73, a Mississippi native who has spent 30 years aiding blind children in Southeast Asia, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She founded a school for blind girls in Bangkok in 1938 and later established efforts in Saigon and Vietnam, relying on modest funding and personal savings.
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