Veterans with a Vision

History has told us something about our war dead but verylittle about our war wounded. Veterans with a Visionprovides a vibrant, poignant, and very human history of Canada'swar-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, theSir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded. Serge Durflinger detailsthe veterans' process of civil re-establishment, physical andpsychological rehabilitation, and social and personal coping anddescribes their public advocacy for government pension entitlements, job retraining, and other social programs. This book captures thespirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community andhighlights the accomplishments of the war blinded as advocates for allCanadian veterans and for all blind citizens.