s/sgt william j. teale , usmc ret served dmz , 1966-1967 lost my sight con thien , 1967 robbed of benefits by a grateful government , 1979 lost home , 1985 ashamed to beg but have a son in school think well of me if you can he raises his head so that the white light of this cold , almost-ready-to-snow day slides across the blind bulbs of his dark glasses .