Welcome to the Blinded Veterans Association! If you are new to our community, we invite you to join the next session on July 29 at 1:00pm in our New Member Series, a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the organization, discover how to contribute, and explore the support available to you. Because of the amazing work of our Ambassadors and regional group leadership, we grew by 400 new members during the last year, our largest

Past BVA National President Dr. Thomas Zampieri is the subject of a July 11 feature story by Maya Jordan, Public Affairs Specialist for the VA Houston Health Care System. Click the button below to read more. The article outlines Tom’s personal history as a U.S. Army Medic, a Physician’s Assistant at the Houston VA Medical Center, the diagnosis of a genetic degenerative eye disease, and his experiences as an inpatient trainee at the Southwestern Blind

Each year, both the United States and South Korea observe National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27. The observance began as a way of commemorating and recognizing the peace treaty that triggered a cease-fire in a longstanding war. The Korean War is a significant chapter in American history in which approximately 50,000 American troops died. More than 100,000 were wounded, among them thousands of eye casualties. Thousands more were held captive as prisoners