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BLIND VETERAN - Was stationed furthest south in the green triangle in Afghanistan and lost his sight whilst out on a night patrol during a 6 month tour. His job was a lead man and with night vision glasses he was responsible to locate land mines. When they reached a compound the gates were open which drew suspicion so Ken needed to sweep in the front and found a large object through his metal detector. âAny wrong move and you dieâ he or someone triggered the device. He heard the blast first and then the wind. He was thrown back some 25 feet. He lost consciousness. He was cut along his midriff( almost in haff) almost lost both his legs. Right eye completely blind left 15%. Hard of hearing in his left ear and tinnitus in his left.His left arm was shattered. âLuckily I was wearing my armourâ Pictures by Richard Cannon on 17th September 2022