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Singing To The End Of Life Without warning, and with no time to take cover, a German shell exploded, causing Tommy’s world to go black. When he awoke in the field hospital, he could only see shadows, which faded until his vision was gone completely. When Tommy returned from the war, his determination and positive attitude amazed everyone. Often, others were more concerned about his disability than he was. He desired to major in Dairy Management at the state agricultural school, but those in charge discouraged him, feeling his blindness was too much to overcome. Undaunted, he asked that they give him a chance. They reluctantly agreed to a one semester trial, and he ended up graduating with straight A’s. With a degree in Dairy Management, he started a poultry farm. He built it into a 15,000 hen operation. By the time he retired from that, people were already astounded at his accomplishments. But he wasn’t 8