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The Blind Spot by Ray Morales
by Ray Morales
This podcast is dedicated to the men and women of the Armed Forces who sacrificed not only their time and energy to serve our great country but also their vision. Hear their stories and find out what they’re doing with their lives now after their vision loss.
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Marine Corps veteran Zack Tidwell has a remarkable story to tell. Joining the Marine Corps right out of high school, Zack married his high school, sweetheart. Well deployed overseas, he found out she was having an affair, so the two divorced, . Not long after this Zack experienced a horrible motorcy…
Brian proudly served in the US Air Force as an Aircraft Armament System Specialist f.rom 1986-1992. At the age of 24 his military career was cut short when he was diagnosed with Glaucoma. He returned to College, earning a degree in Healthcare Management. Brain is currently utilizing his skills at th…
After finishing his four year stint in the US Army, Kerwin Davis bounced around from job to job finding what suited best. It was well he was an over the road truck driver that he lost his vision in an instant while driving with a full load on an interstate.
US Army veteran Mike Murphy tells his story, of how he became visually impaired, and how adaptive sports helped him overcome his limitations. He and his guide dog Maverick, travel around the United States, participating in adaptive sports. He is quickly becoming a person to be reckoned with in the a…
Mergel Takam is the Director of DotPad Market and Development Team at Dot Inc. Mergel is originally from Cameroon and is now working and living in Seoul, South Korea. The audio quality is spotty due to the fact that Mergel is sitting in a Krispy Kreme donut shop. He tells of some future plans for th…
Jerome, or Jerry as he prefers to be called, is a retired US Marine Corps veteran. He grew up all over the country but claims upstate New York at home. His low vision is due to glaucoma which he still battles. Listen to him tell his story.
Terry Dodge is a veteran of the United States, Marine Corps, attaining the rank of lance, corporal before separating from service. He is married with two children, and has many interests, such as music, website, building, and fishing. He is heavily involved in his community through his conservation …
The special Veterans Day, episode, features, army, veteran, and Purple Heart recipient. Tim Hornik. Tim, well on patrol hunting down a sniper that had killed one of his team members earlier in the week, was shot in the head by a sniper, resulting in a life-changing injury. I believe we all should ho…
John Williams is a Navy veteran who enlisted in 1966, served in Vietnam and many other areas of conflict during that time. Jon is very active in the VA golden age sports program. He has participated in many events such as: disc golf, cornhole, Tandem, bicycling, and many more. He will be the first t…
Janice Walth is not a veteran, however, she is an amazing person who is overcoming obstacles in tremendous leaps and bounds. Her and her brother have both been blind since early childhood due to a disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa or RP for short. she was misdiagnosed until she was 18 when she fin…
BVA convention, roundtable discussion part two
This is a roundtable discussion at the BVA annual convention held in St. Louis Missouri August 17, 2023. In attendance are: Bill & Jeannie Murphy, Lonnie Bedwell, Anthony Woodson, Ray Morales and Chris Choi.
Corrine Nero is the Area Sales Manager for OrCam , and her territory consists of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Prior to her time with OrCam, I worked as a Blind Rehabilitation Specialist with the VA. I she is passionate about helping people and using assistive techno…
Veteran Brian O’Connell is a retired lieutenant colonel who served proudly in the United States Air Force. For many years, he was a navigator for the B-52, During his career in the Air Force he served all over the world. Listening to his exciting story and please share this episode with others.
Tim and I just have a laid back discussion about everything from kayaking, to podcasting and more.
On Nov. 11, 2004 while on deployment in Iraq Lt. Hornik was shot in the head by a sniper. He awoke the next day to celebrate still being alive and his 25th birthday. After many surgeries. and months of recovery he rejoined his unit and remained on active duty until Dec. 2011 leaving the military at …
US Army veteran Steve Baskis is a man many talents. After being wounded during his deployment in Iraq, he had many obstacles to overcome, such as recovering from his his wounds and learning to do things with one hand, and being blind. Steve hasn’t let his disabilities slow him down. He kayaks, mount…
Paul is a US Navy veteran who served in Viet Nam. In 1968 while unloading a ship in the Mekong delta, he was struck in the head by a block and tackle they were using to lower ammunition into the cargo hold. That injury initiated his journey into vision loss. Paul is currently the vice president of t…
USAF Veteran Harvey Gaury from Baltimore, Maryland. Harvey is married, he also enjoys adaptive sports and competes across the country. Harvey also teaches self-defense to visually impaired people.