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Review for Blinded Veterans Association, Alexandria, VA, USA
IN MEMORY OF HANK BLOOMBURG!! I left the service after Desert Shield and Storm in the early 90's with a photophobia. By 2001, I was blind. I left my job as a retail store manager and did not work for seven years because I felt there was nothing out there for a blind person. In 2006, I met a fellow blinded veteran, Hank. Hank being a blind veteran himself understood what I was going through and was passionate about The Blinded Veterans Association. As a volunteer, he showed me what being a blinded veteran meant, and how important it is for blinded veterans to help other blinded veterans. Hank inspired me and continued to help blinded veterans until the day he passed on in 2008. Hank inspired me to go to blind rehab and showed me life does not end with blindness. Today I am a strong advocate of The Blinded Veterans Association and a veteran service officer helping other blinded veterans like myself get the help and benefits to succeed. THANKS HANK, YOU GAVE YOUR LIFE WHILE SAVING MINE!
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
The staff and volunteers are blinded veterans themselves and have strong convictions about help all blind veterans.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every week
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
