Freedom is not free, it is fought for” POW Cecil Phipps thinks as he looks back at his 33 months in a North Korean Labor Camp. His story is one of perseverance and hope, read it at https://lnkd.in/eDFNWSie. #POW #POWMIA #VisionLoss #veteran #KoreanWar (Photo Credit: Rumi Hyun, Project Soldier)
Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
Non-profit Organization Management
Alexandria, VA 939 followers
Serving Blinded Veterans Since World War II
About us
If you are a blind or visually impaired veteran, or if you are a relative or a friend of one, or if you just wish to become involved or assist in some way, please write, call, or send us an email message. The Blinded Veterans Association was established specifically to help veterans and their families meet and overcome the challenges of blindness. The organization welcomes those who can offer their ideas, thoughts, and service in achievement of this worthy objective. Our Mission: “To promote the welfare of blinded veterans so that, notwithstanding their disabilities, they may take their rightful place in the community and work with their fellow citizens toward the creation of a peaceful world. “To preserve and strengthen a spirit of fellowship among blinded veterans so that they may give mutual aid and assistance to one another. “To maintain and extend the institution of American freedom and encourage loyalty to the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the states in which they reside.”
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https://bva.org
External link for Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Alexandria, VA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1945
- Specialties
- Advocacy, Support Groups, Peer Counseling, Veterans, Caregivers, Blindness, Research, and Benefits
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Primary
Get directions
1101 King Street
Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314, US
Employees at Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
Updates
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Kudos to BVA Director of District 1 John O'Connell and New Jersey Regional Group President Bill Graves for representing BVA and all veterans at Monday's ribbon-cutting ceremony at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Toms River, New Jersey. The two were featured in a report of the event from the NJ Spotlight News, read it at https://lnkd.in/dFTjY3CS. #veterans #healthcare #VeteransBenefits
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For #VeteransDay2024, BVA members of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Group joined the City of Fredricksburg, Virginia, in a walking procession and ceremony honoring veterans. Read more about this event at https://lnkd.in/e7u-uZC7. Pictured here is BVA staff and member Michaun Harrison with the ceremony speaker Steve Holtz, Mayor Kerry Devine, and the BVA Wreath. #VeteransDay #honoringheros #veterans
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BVA members nationwide honored #VeteransDay2024 in their own ways alone or with their regional groups or districts. Members and their families from Districts 1 and 2 came together to march in the New York City Veterans Day Parade. Read about their experience at https://lnkd.in/e4PeYN9j #VeteransDay #NYC #NewYorkCityVeteransDay #Blind #NewYorkCity
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This #VeteransDay2024, BVA National Program Coordinator Vernon Humphrey (center, holding wreath), BVA National President Paul Mimms and his guide dog Shadow (right), and BVA Member Lawrence Harrison had the honor of laying the BVA Wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs #VeteransDay #TombOfTheUnknownSoldier #GuideDog #Blind
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Join us at 3:00pm Eastern tomorrow, Wednesday, November 13, for an exciting VetTech Educational Webinar featuring NaviLens. NaviLens is a new technology similar to QR codes but can be detected from further away, at wide angles, and while on the move. Learn how this technology can help those who are blind or low vision. https://lnkd.in/es2AQ23e #Webinar #Technology #AccessibleTechnology #visionloss
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Every Veterans Day, we honor those who served our country and fought for our freedom. We honor veterans like BVA member Cecil Phipps who spent 1,004 days as a Prisoner of War in Korea. Support BVA and read his story of perseverance and now blindness at https://lnkd.in/eDFNWSie. #POW #POWMIA #VisionLoss #VeteranSupport #KoreanWar (Photo Credit: Rumi Hyun, Project Soldier)
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Join BVA and other Veterans Service Organizations in honoring #VeteransDay by watching the 71st National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11 at 10:50am Eastern via https://lnkd.in/e37yrtM4. @U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs @Fleet Reserve Association @Arlington National Cemetery #VeteransDay2024
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Our members take pride in helping to educate and support the communities around them. This past #WhiteCaneAwarenessDay, BVA members around the Memphis area dedicated themselves to some educational and physical activity to bring awareness to blind and low vision people and the importance of the white cane. Read about their efforts at https://lnkd.in/duGbJHEJ #Lowvision #Veterans #WhiteCane #accessibilityawareness
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Today we have the honor of celebrating the 110th birthday of Eugene (Gene) J. Baltes, BVA member and World War II Navy veteran. Eugene is the oldest living male on record in the US and he celebrated this milestone with his friends and family. Read about his milestone birthday at https://lnkd.in/eyiwhjyW. #HappyBirthday #Veteran US Navy #WorldWarII #WWII
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