Prolific writer: Kol Syed Othman, who lost his sight 36 years ago, has written 10 books on the history of the Armed Forces.
KUALA LUMPUR: He lost his sight 27 days after getting married when he triggered a Communist booby trap while on an operation in the jungles of Sadao, southern Thailand in August 1979.
But this did not deter Kol Syed Othman Syed Omar one bit, as he went on to get a PhD and write 10 books on the history of the Malaysian Armed Forces after his recovery. He never regained his sight.
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