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Visit the Convention page to locate available details and complete the registration process for the Blinded Veterans Association’s 80th National Convention in Dallas, Texas, July 5-11, 2025. This year’s gathering, held in partnership with the American Council of the Blind (ACB), commemorates 80 years of service to blind and low vision veterans.

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Blinded Veterans Association Expands Criteria for Organization Membership

Any person having honorably served, or currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, qualifying for Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Service is now eligible for membership in BVA…

TESTIMONIALS

Honor BVA's 80 Years of Service
Message from BVA's National President
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"Freedom is not free, it is fought for."
A POW’s Veterans Day story of Perseverance.
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Overcoming Adversity
Instead of giving in and giving up, Jeanie sought out something...
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“Failure is not being knocked down. Failure is staying down.”
Matthew had an insight that got him started...
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A Veterans Day Tribute
Enrique's shock of knowing he was losing his sight was painful...
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A Hero of the Greatest Generation
It didn't take long for Bob to start over...
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Helping Others to Achieve
Brian felt lost, alone, and didn’t know what to do next…
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One Vision, One Team, One Fight
Lonnie's strength and joy come from those who haven’t yet experienced...
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Rising to the Challenge
Ken epitomizes BVA’s mission...
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Gaining New Vision
Steve found purpose and fulfillment in life again...
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Living the Army Values
Eric inspires his fellow blinded veterans...
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Never Leaving Anyone Behind
Monaca champions women veterans initiatives via her...
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BVA Recognizes Juneteenth Importance

Juneteenth National Independence Day, to be celebrated in 2024 next Wednesday, June 19, became the newest federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. A combination of the words June and nineteenth, Juneteeth recalls the events of a day more than two months after the end of the Civil War and more than two years after Abraham

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Happy Father’s Day to BVA Dads, Granddads, and Great-Granddads

Father’s Day is a time to celebrate all dads. Those who have served our country in uniform deserve special appreciation this coming Sunday for the unique challenges they faced while serving and for the Father’s Days they may have missed with their children growing up. Unbeknownst to many of us in 2025, the history of Father’s Day involves a dad who was also a veteran. The Father’s Day holiday was first introduced in 1910 in

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Army, Old Glory Fittingly Share June 14

Perhaps it is but a strange coincidence that the calendar date of the founding of America’s first military forces and the founding of the most powerful symbol of the freedoms the nation’s citizenry enjoy are one and the same. Two years to the day after the birth of the Army, the Continental Congress adopted the following resolution using a report of a special committee that had been assigned to suggest a flag’s design: “That the

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