Support veterans after suffering a traumatic injury

Veterans like Murray returned home with life-changing injuries — but that was just the start of a different fight.

While media attention fades and conflicts move out of the headlines, the physical pain, emotional trauma, and daily challenges of limb loss remain all too real.

At Blesma, we stand by injured veterans for life — helping them regain independence, rebuild confidence, and rediscover what’s possible.

Your support means they don’t face that journey alone.

Murray's Story

Murray served for 12 years in the Royal Tank Regiment, but his life was shattered by a bomb blast in Afghanistan in 2010 that left both his feet needing to be amputated.

He struggled mentally for a number of years afterwards; firstly with the aftermath of amputation, and more profoundly when he lost his young son to a sudden illness.

Our house had been renovated, but very badly, and I reached out to Blesma for help so I could focus on my son. Later on, my marriage came under pressure – my wife felt I hadn’t mourned our son properly – and Blesma helped me with counselling. I’ve got nothing but love for the charity.