Veterans news in Portugal
Latest news and stories about veterans in Portugal for expats and residents.
Latest news and stories about veterans in Portugal for expats and residents.
This is the story of the young men who went to war and returned without eyes, hands, or legs, or with faces disfigured and painted blue. It is also the story of a young woman who fell in love with a paraplegic she met in the hospital. And it is the story of a brilliant basketball player who became a different man after a booby-trapped grenade turned him into a leader who fought for the 16,000 Portuguese disabled veterans of the Colonial War. Note: this multimedia report, originally published in April 2024, contains images that may be disturbing.
The Minister of Defence announced in Batalha a legislative change that grants the status of veteran to the military personnel present during the annexation of India in 1961.
Nuno Melo speaks of correcting an injustice.
While his Open Presidency is underway in the central region, António José Seguro spoke on Combatant's Day, guaranteeing that he will not be indifferent to the causes of veterans.
The Minister of Defence argued that “not everything is the same” thanks to the AD, but acknowledged that “the delays that persist are not acceptable”.
Seguro wants that, 50 years after the 25th of April, we look at the soldiers who 'helped build it' with 'a gratitude that does not end in empty words', pointing out that many of them 'have been waiting too long for answers'.
In the presidential contest, Cotrim distances himself from Ventura on defence policy and brings veterans (combatants) into his political agenda.
