The Crossing Portrait Series: crossingCSchneidNS0009

Jerry Hembry sits outside his home in Battle Ground, Wash. At age 16, he was the oldest student on the bus on Dec. 14. 1961, and suffered shoulder injuries when it was hit by a train. He later endured other hardships, including a chemical explosion that took his left eye.

Jerry Hembry sits outside his home in Battle Ground, Wash. At age 16, he was the oldest student on the bus on Dec. 14. 1961, and suffered shoulder injuries when it was hit by a train. He later endured other hardships, including a chemical explosion that took his left eye.