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

Charity Blind Veterans UK released illustrations, stories and photographs which look to raise funds for war heroes living with sight loss.

Evening Standard

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

Michael Woods, from Dunstable in Bedfordshire, marched with more than 40 other blind veterans supported by the charity Blind Veterans UK.

Evening Standard

100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will join UK memorial service for the first time

Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years ago

The Independent UK

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‘Larger-than-life’ D-Day veteran George Chandler dies aged 99

At the age of 19 Mr Chandler had served as a torpedo boat gunner escorting American forces in Normandy.

Evening Standard

D-Day 80: London veterans tell of their part in D-Day landings ahead of 80th anniversary

Campaign highlights veterans who served at D-Day with portraits shown at London’s Outernet

Evening Standard

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

Military charity Blind Veterans UK has displayed portrait photographs of nine veterans with sight-loss on digital screens across London.

The Independent UK

Lanarkshire dad and son rally across Europe in aid of charities close to their hearts

A father and son from Lanarkshire are rallying across Europe in aid of Blind Veterans UK and Cancer Research, raising funds and awareness for charities very close to their hearts.

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The latest death and in memoriam notices in Carmarthenshire as families remember loved ones

Our condolences go out to their families and friends

Wales Online

D-Day veteran and great-grandson share same birthday 100 years apart in 'amazing coincidence'

The family has been amazed by the way things have turned out

Wales Online

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

Ken Hobbs’ great-grandson, Sonny Baldwin, was born on Sunday as the former soldier was celebrating his 100th birthday with family and friends.

The Independent UK

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

Ken Hobbs and Margaret Wilson met through the Blind Veterans UK charity and celebrated their milestone birthdays together.

The Independent UK

Brits urged to befriend lonely people with nearly four million craving company

Research shows almost 3.8m people are classed as chronically lonely in the UK with the number rising significantly because of the pandemic lockdown and cost-of-living crisis

Wales Online

The most recent death notices across the Valleys and Bridgend as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their family and friends

Wales Online

Meet Leeds Rhinos' war veteran Simon Brown who plays rugby league despite losing an eye from sniper shot

Simon Brown was on duty in Iraq when he was shot by a sniper in a rescue mission.

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