Cambodia a step closer to ending avoidable blindness by 2030
Chan Ngin was a commanding officer who led 200 brave soldiers fighting for freedom against the Pol Pot regime. In June 1982, he led a daring mission to suppress the remaining Khmer Rouge troops in a camp nearby. But little did he know that mission would end his military career. Ngin stepped on a land mine which saw his legs amputated above the knees at the Battambang provincial hospital.
Source: phnompenhpost.com