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Kestrell ([personal profile] kestrell) wrote2011-09-26 11:27 am

Biography of U.S. Army's first blind active duty officer

Kes: This jus showed up on Braille Book Review, but it is also available from Bookshare.org

Hope Unseen: The Story of the U.S. Army's First Blind Active-Duty Officer         BR 19133
by Scotty Smiley
2 volumes
Account of U.S. Army Captain and Ranger Scotty Smiley, who after losing his sight during a suicide-bomber attack in Iraq, became the first active-duty
blind officer. Covers Smiley's post-injury accomplishments, including earning an MBA, winning an ESPY, climbing Mount Rainier, and teaching leadership at West Point. Discusses his faith. 2010.