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Ugandan adoptee honored as Airman of the Day after overcoming condition that almost left him deaf
In 2010, Joseph Owens was adopted from Kampala, Uganda, in East Africa. His dream came true recently when he was sworn in as an airman for a day at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. The Children’s Hospital of Atlanta reports that Owens’ adoptive father, Dan, initially met him while traveling to Uganda with a friend who was…