A BLIND veteran who marched for charity on Remembrance Sunday has spoken has spoken of the joy and pride he felt.

Ron Jury from Bracknell marched with more than 100 other blind veterans at the Cenotaph in London.

All the marching veterans were supported by Blind Veterans UK, a national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

Mr Jury said: "It was an amazing and truly humbling experience. The feeling you get when the crowds are clapping you on is like nothing else. I was honestly surprised at the strength of my feelings as we were remembering those we had lost.

"I felt proud to be there alongside blind veterans who had lost their sight but were still so positive and cheerful."

The 64-year-old was in the army from September 1969 to March 1979 serving as a gun commander in the Royal Artillery.

Speaking on his time in the army, Mr Jury added: "I served in Lippstadt, Germany, which was awesome as I’d actually more or less grown up in Germany due to the fact that my father was based there. It was like a home away from home.

"You tend to forget the bad times and focus on the good times, but even then I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. If I could do it over again, I’d do it exactly the same, just for a little bit longer!”

Mr Jury also completed a number of tours of Northern Ireland and did a short tour of Cyprus with the United Nations.

As a gun commander, he had a crew of six and worked in equipment maintenance and servicing.