Blesma News
Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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Happy St. Davids' Day to all our Members!
1 March 2021
Dydd dewi sant hapus i chi/ Happy St. Davids' day to you! Today we are looking at the story of one brave Welsh Member, who struggled with pain for more than 30 years. Like many Blesma Members, Steve Fisher has had to endure more than his fair share of pain. This is his story, told to us in 2018 as part of Blesma's WWI Commemorative Magazine... The Swansea man joined the Welsh Guards as a Junior Leader in 1971, when he was just 15 years old. He served two tours of Northern Ireland before he was severely injured in the Falkland Islands in 1982. “My injur
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Remembering the Gulf War at 30: Allens Parton's Story
28 February 2021
Today (28 February) marks the 30th anniversary of the ending of the first Gulf War. Fought in 1990-1991, it was the biggest deployment of the UK Armed Forces since World War II. About the conflict The Gulf War started following Iraq’s President Saddam Hussein orders for his troops to invade oil-rich Kuwait on 2 August 1990. The United Nations (UN) immediately condemned the actions and sanctions were imposed on Iraq to pressure them to withdraw by 15 January 1991. US Preside
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"I've never given up in my life - I'm a Gunner!"
26 February 2021
When Blesma Member Stanley Morgan was admitted to the Royal Surrey Hospital with severe Covid symptoms, lead Chaplain Adrian Teare spent time with him. This is his account of Stanley's story... You can’t see it,” says Stanley, his eyes glistening with the heavy tears of a long life ebbing and flowing through each breath. “You can’t see it,” he says again, gripping my gloved hand, “but I’m travelling to Jill now!” The clock has long since struck 8pm and the clapping has finished. The wards are hushed on Stanley’s last night in hospital, and his excitement can’
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Meet Blesma Member Scott Yarrington
22 February 2021
Scott Yarrington, 35, from Birmingham, served with the Irish Guards from 2005 to 2013. He was injured by an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2010 which resulted in him losing both legs above the knee, as well as seriously injuring an arm. Almost a decade after sustaining his life-changing injuries, we caught up with him to talk about rehabilitation, rebuilding his life, and the importance of Remembrance... Tell us a bit about your military career... I’d wanted to be a soldier for as long as I could remember – I tried to join up whe
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