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Veteran with sight-loss proud to be part of Armed Forces Day portrait campaign

A veteran who lost most of his sight when he was shot through the face by a sniper while on active service says he is proud to have his portrait displayed in London as part of a military charity campaign. Simon Brown was shot while he was leading a ...

24 Jun 2023 at 16:05

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Chelsea Pensioner with one year to live to drive 3,000-mile rally from London to Gibraltar in old Toyota Corolla

An 81-year-old Chelsea Pensioner, told he has one year to live, is driving 3,000 miles for a Veterans Banger Rally from London to Gibraltar and back to raise money for three charities – as he wants to “leave the world in a better state than (he) ...

01 Aug 2023 at 07:00

D-day veteran and newborn great-grandson share a birthday 100 years apart

A D-Day veteran and his great-grandson share a birthday a century apart. Ken Hobbs celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday February 12 at the Blind Veterans UK wellbeing centre in Brighton, East Sussex, surrounded by his friends and family – ...

15 Feb 2023 at 11:45

Two Second World War veterans celebrate their 100th birthdays together over Zoom

Two Second World War veterans who discovered they were born on the same day have celebrated their 100th birthdays together. Ken Hobbs, who served during D-Day, and Margaret Wilson, a codebreaker at Bletchley Park, first met at the Blind ...

13 Feb 2023 at 11:32

Blind veteran with terminal cancer completes bucket list wish to skydive

A blind veteran who is terminally ill has spoken of the excitement he felt when he completed a tandem skydive from his bucket list at 13,000 feet. Mark Pile – who served in the Light Infantry between 1984 and 1993 as a bugler, a driver ...

02 Jun 2023 at 14:38

Two veterans reunite in chance meeting 70 years after last serving together

Two veterans shared an emotional reunion after coincidence brought them back together 70 years after they last served in the same regiment. Arthur Symes, 89, and Joe Ingram, 94, last saw each other while serving as wireless operators ...

04 Oct 2024 at 18:34

Blind veteran, 100, ‘felt 10 feet tall’ marching past Cenotaph for first time

A blind 100-year-old veteran has said he felt “10 feet tall” as he marched past the Cenotaph in London, taking part in the annual Remembrance Sunday service for the first time. Michael Woods, from Dunstable in Bedfordshire, marched ...

10 Nov 2024 at 14:47

Second World War veterans have memories of VE Day brought to life

Thirteen partially sighted or blind veterans have had their memories of VE Day brought to life to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Charity Blind Veterans UK has released the illustrations, ...

04 May 2025 at 00:01

Blind veteran to lay wreath at Cenotaph supported by guide dog

A blind veteran will become the first to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph alongside her guide dog this weekend, according to a charity. Kelly Ganfield, 45, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, will march in London on Remembrance Sunday ...

05 Nov 2025 at 10:55

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