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Blind veteran Gwen celebrates 100th birthday
28 Nov 2017
Blind veteran Gwen celebrated her 100th birthday with close friends and family on 22 November 2017.
![Black and white portrait photograph of Gwen Obern smiling](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/cshdqa3w/obern-gwen.jpg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.42829705505761845,0.37929953909875125&mode=crop)
Best-selling book launch for blind veteran Robert
25 Oct 2017
Blind veteran Robert Eddison releases his book, Wisdom & Wordplay, which has already become a best-seller.
![Blind veteran Robert sitting at a table looking over notebook](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/ndab40mx/robert-eddison.png?width=432&height=286¢er=0.51041927734410819,0.52745445117917356&mode=crop)
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War
14 Jun 2017
Blind veteran Terry shares his story to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War.
![Photo of blind veteran, Terry Bullingham, in his Naval uniform standing in front of a vessel](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/i2vclcu0/terry-bullingham.jpeg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.47053265073323181,0.4925354867981821&mode=crop)
The story of our first female blind veterans
18 May 2017
We received our first female blind veterans in 1915 following accidents that occurred in WWI munitions factories.
![A large group of women munition workers in a factory, sitting at long tables with bullets and casings heaped on them](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/y3apjsr4/munition-workers-small-arms-cartridge-factory.jpg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.3397174286711489,0.46997220897006214&mode=crop)
The history of racewalking at Blind Veterans UK
11 May 2017
To celebrate National Walking Month, we look back on the history of racewalking events.
![Photo of blind veteran, James Ingram, racewalking with guide](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/3j5lxetm/blind-veteran-racewalking-with-guide.jpg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.15490901914060987,0.47251198418804063&mode=crop)
Our charity presents lifetime achievement award to blind veteran
6 Apr 2017
Our charity's highest honour, the Ted Higgs Prize, is awarded to blind veteran Billy.
![Blind veteran Billy smiling, wearing a red Blind Veterans UK polo shirt, with a British flag design covering the wall behind him.](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/c3cdrqhy/billy-baxter.jpeg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.36891427083371003,0.564824469933959&mode=crop)
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