On a late July night two years ago, 17-year-old Bryan Duarte was driving his new all-terrain vehicle up and down dusty desert paths near a Casa Grande housing development.
Aside from a swollen brain and split skull, Duarte was left without the ability to see, smell or taste. Also gone was his dream of becoming a Marine; he had enlisted just a week before.
Today he is a competitive yellow belt in karate. Last month he took part in his first karate tournament, the Southwest Open Karate Championship, in Phoenix. Duarte did not tell the judges he was blind.
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