BOLEN, 74, A BLIND, RETIRED COAL MINER IS ACCOMPANIED ON A WALK FOR FRESH AIR BY HIS WIFE IN BESOCO, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR BECKLEY HE ALSO LIKES TO WALK AT NIGHT. BOLEN WAS BORN IN BESOCO, NAMED FOR THE COAL COMPANY THAT USED TO MINE THERE. HE STARTED IN THE MINES AT AGE 14, AND NOW GETS BLACK LUNG BENEFITS AS WELL AS A UNITED MINE WORKERS PENSION

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