In 1942, World War II was escalating dangerously and the US Navy was desperately short of binoculars. Within months, however, the Westinghouse plant in Mansfield shipped 100,000 pairs of highly calibrated heavy duty wartime binoculars to men at sea.

How was this even possible? The answer: focus, sacrifice, and a fierce will to persevere.

In Mansfield, the first step to meeting that exhilarating accomplishment was undergoing a punishing setback.

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