0:00:02 > 0:00:05A little over a year ago, I went to America and I stole an idea,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09a sports event for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13This week, that idea becomes a reality,
0:00:13 > 0:00:16the first ever Invictus Games.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22It's not about the rights or wrongs of war, it's about people who have
0:00:22 > 0:00:25served their country and are now rebuilding their lives.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30It's about survival in the face of adversity
0:00:30 > 0:00:32and the strength of the human spirit.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36This programme follows the stories of a few
0:00:36 > 0:00:39but mirrors the experiences of many.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52JJ Chalmers...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55..Dave Henson...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58..Paul Vice...
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..and Mike Goody.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Like many, they have suffered life-changing injuries
0:01:07 > 0:01:10while serving with the British Armed Forces.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16This is their story, as they prepare for the Invictus Games.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Captain Dave Henson has just finished being interviewed.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31He's now off to meet the Prime Minister at Number 10.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38He's going to talk about the Government's commitment to the
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Invictus Games.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Four years ago, Dave was in the British Army,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47on his first tour of Afghanistan.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Then, as for many others in the Armed Services,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55his life changed forever.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00There was no sort of awareness of being up in the air, there was
0:02:00 > 0:02:02no awareness of standing on an IED.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06You see it in a Hollywood movie that, you know, if someone stands on a mine
0:02:06 > 0:02:07or goes through a minefield,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10they hear the click and then the camera pans back to their face
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and there's a sort of feeling of "Oh, shit,"
0:02:13 > 0:02:16on their face, and, you know, they realise that they've stood on a mine,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19and every now and then in one of the movies one of the guys will
0:02:19 > 0:02:21manage to jump out of the way before it goes off,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24but in reality there was no click for
0:02:24 > 0:02:26me, there was no second's warning,
0:02:26 > 0:02:27no chance to jump out of the way,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29anything like that. It was...
0:02:29 > 0:02:30I was walking back,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and then I was on the floor and my legs were in pieces.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35You know instantly that life has changed.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43London is about to host the first ever Invictus Games,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45the brainchild of Prince Harry.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52The inspiration for me started back in 2007-2008,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56when I shared a plane journey back to the UK with two or three
0:02:56 > 0:02:58injured service personnel,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and sadly also a Danish soldier that was in a coffin below us.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02For me, that Invictus spirit
0:03:02 > 0:03:04that they had as they were lying there,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07young lads, 21, 22 years old with tubes coming out of them,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09really was an eye-opener for me,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11and that's when I really decided that, you know,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15it should be my responsibility to do as much as I can, seeing that
0:03:15 > 0:03:16I've shared similar experiences to
0:03:16 > 0:03:18them, but luckily not the injuries.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23In May last year, looking for inspiration,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Prince Harry visited America's Warrior Games.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30A sporting event for American wounded,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33injured and sick servicemen and women.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I'm in a very fortunate position, and with that position comes a name,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41comes a title, and comes access to all sorts of different areas.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- HOOTER BLARES - There we go, you're underway!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I've discovered that, you know,
0:03:47 > 0:03:52I really can use my position in the right ways, in a very positive way.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57We can't forget that the injuries that these boys and girls have
0:03:57 > 0:04:01sustained, erm, they've got them for the rest of their lives,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05and sport, I know cos I've seen it, will change lives.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14The Invictus Games will be a coming together of over 400 competitors
0:04:14 > 0:04:16from 13 countries,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20to demonstrate the power of sport as a means of rehabilitation.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37It's 65 days before the opening ceremony.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going...!
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Lance Corporal JJ Chalmers is on a cycle training camp
0:04:46 > 0:04:48at Tedworth House.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Come on, come on, come on, come on!
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I thought getting blown up was the worst three minutes of my life!
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Over the next week, JJ and the other hopefuls will be put
0:05:04 > 0:05:07through their paces to prepare them for the British team trials.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13In the last three years I've done well at getting back to being normal
0:05:13 > 0:05:15and being able to look after myself
0:05:15 > 0:05:17and do the sort of things that,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19you know, an average human being does.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21But not to be too arrogant about it,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24but I wasn't an average human being, I was a Royal Marine Commando.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I was capable of a whole lot,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and I've pushed myself to the absolute limit.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- You've got to burst!- Come on, JJ! - Go on, burst it! 20 seconds!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- 20, last 20, mate. - Go on, burst the time!
0:05:34 > 0:05:37'The Invictus Games is probably the start of my new life.'
0:05:37 > 0:05:402.87. Just, mate, just!
0:05:40 > 0:05:44'I'm looking forward to the competition.'
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Who knows how I get on? I'm looking forward to taking part.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50If I win the thing, incredible, erm, but I know the thing
0:05:50 > 0:05:54I'm looking forward to most is being in amongst the lads again.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I have friends who are double and triple amputees.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I have friends that have been shot in the face.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01I mean, who has friends like that?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04They're normal people, why wouldn't they be?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Er, they're, they're my friends
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and I want people to see how incredible they are.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14On the 27th of May 2011,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16JJ and his colleagues were sent in to
0:06:16 > 0:06:19clear a suspected bomb making factory.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24An improvised explosive device, or IED,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26detonated right in front of them.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31JJ's career in the Royal Marines was over,
0:06:31 > 0:06:36and his fiancee Cornelia was left to pick up the pieces.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- OK, chop these. Slices. - Slices?- Yeah.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41This is how this happened!
0:06:41 > 0:06:42THEY LAUGH
0:06:42 > 0:06:46They kind of told us that his legs are really badly wounded
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and the infection might kill him,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51that he might lose his right arm, that he lost a couple of fingers,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55that he broke his neck and they don't know how bad it is.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And that was the worst day of my life.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59My face was caved in,
0:06:59 > 0:07:03that was hit by something around the size of half a house brick.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Damaged my whole eye socket, flattened my face.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12It was like somebody just battered you with rocks,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14all going several hundred miles an hour,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18all in the space of a split second, and I was just bludgeoned,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21and that's when I brought my hand up and I just looked,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23and all my fingers were hanging off.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Three years down the line and JJ is still undergoing rehabilitation.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35His injuries have been life changing.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38You know, as a Royal Marine, you do everything for yourself,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40you know, that's the kind of person you are.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43And then you have to accept that you're not going to be able to
0:07:43 > 0:07:45do this on your own, and that you're going to need people to,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49to not just do stuff for you but to support you,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52because you're digging so deep in yourself
0:07:52 > 0:07:55you might be getting dangerously low on morale,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58erm, so you need to start borrowing other people's
0:07:58 > 0:08:00to really get you through it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02All right, come on through.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06As for so many servicemen,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11the day JJ was blown up will always stay with him.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Although I haven't even worn these things in, like, three years,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17erm, it all still hangs there. Why would I keep the constant reminder?
0:08:17 > 0:08:21There it is, I mean, it's, it's the camouflage you wear in Afghan,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25it's an ISAF badge, why would I keep that constant reminder?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Because I don't want to forget what happened to me.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32You know, I wear the visible uniform of an injured serviceman
0:08:32 > 0:08:34for the rest of my life.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36That's why I never cover this stuff up.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38I'm just more than happy to...
0:08:38 > 0:08:41You know, I'm not ashamed or embarrassed about this at all.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Erm, I guess I earned these.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53But it's not just the visible scars that JJ has to live with,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57it's the loss of friends who were caught in the blast alongside him.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01You know, one guy next to me lost his leg.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03One guy next to me had a scratch on his head.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Two guys next to me died, and I ended up the way I did.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09If I could change anything about that day,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11it would be the two of my friends that I lost.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14If I was able to change one thing it'd be that.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18You know, I'd take worse than this, without a shadow of a doubt,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20to have them here.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Er, Lieutenant Oliver Augustin, er, was my troop commander.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27You know, a young guy, same age as myself,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31and couldn't have asked for a better guy to lead us.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I'm just lucky to have known him. I mean...
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Sam Alexander, Military Cross, I mean, a Military Cross winner.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Wife, young child. Just a solid, good guy.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50I've met the families, you know, of my friends.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54All I really want to say to them
0:09:54 > 0:09:56is that your sons were incredible
0:09:56 > 0:09:58men, your husbands, you know,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00your brother, they were just the greatest people.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I'm so honoured to have known them. But...
0:10:06 > 0:10:08And I want to say that, but does that
0:10:08 > 0:10:10just rub salt in the wounds?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12So I'm afraid of it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25JJ will be training for the trials
0:10:25 > 0:10:28on a new, specially adapted recumbent bike.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Sport plays a big part in his rehabilitation.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34And he intends to live life to the full.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39# Who knows what tomorrow will bring
0:10:39 > 0:10:44# Maybe sunshine or maybe the rain... #
0:10:44 > 0:10:49The biggest thing I need to do with my life is just as much as I can
0:10:49 > 0:10:51to have an incredible life.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54To realise that I live on borrowed time,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57time that I've borrowed from other people.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I need to do good in the world.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02And if I ever have a bad day or a moment where
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I feel sorry for myself, snap out of it.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Because I'm getting the opportunity to do something
0:11:08 > 0:11:12that two amazing people are not getting the opportunity to do.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Rehabilitation through sport is not a new idea.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Come here.
0:11:23 > 0:11:29In 1944, a Jewish refugee and neurologist called Ludwig Guttmann
0:11:29 > 0:11:32set up the first ever spinal injury centre
0:11:32 > 0:11:34for injured World War II veterans.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37We started with these soldiers,
0:11:37 > 0:11:44in the war, with simple games, first, darts, playing in the ward.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Then we had billiards, and snooker.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52And then we started skittles and then I saw, of course,
0:11:52 > 0:11:57how these men react, not only physically but psychologically.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00He introduced the first Paralympics-type event
0:12:00 > 0:12:05off the back of the 1948 London Olympics.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07It was held at Stoke Mandeville hospital
0:12:07 > 0:12:10and featured one lone sport, archery.
0:12:13 > 0:12:1770 years ago, on the battlefields of World War II,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Captain Dave Henson would almost certainly have died
0:12:20 > 0:12:22after having both legs blown off.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Today, not only has he survived,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31but he's training for the 200m sprint
0:12:31 > 0:12:33in the hope of being selected for the team.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Go!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42And the training regime is brutal.
0:12:52 > 0:12:5522 months after graduating from Sandhurst
0:12:55 > 0:12:58as an officer with the Royal Engineers,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Dave Henson was put in charge of six men
0:13:01 > 0:13:03and deployed to Afghanistan.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It was his first tour.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I'd say, especially as it got closer to my deployment date,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14I was much more excited than nervous.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15I felt like I'd been trained
0:13:15 > 0:13:17as well as I could have been,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I was ready for the job, my soldiers were ready for the job.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I was very excited.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I think warfare is a very exciting business until it all goes wrong.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31On the 13th February, 2011,
0:13:31 > 0:13:36Dave and his men were clearing a compound of IEDs,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38when he stood on 5kg bomb.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I remember looking down at my legs, and they were just mangled.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47They were still attached but they were mangled,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49the skin had all spiralled off,
0:13:49 > 0:13:51muscle and bone sticking out all over the place.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55But my feet were still in my boots at the end of my legs,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59which was quite strange, I thought they'd be the first things to...
0:13:59 > 0:14:02to go. But they were still in the boots.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05And I kind of remember screaming
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and then sort of using my hands to push back away from it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11As if I could run away from what was in front of me.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Dave lives at home with his wife Hayley.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Despite his injuries, they still try to live the life they did before.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27We used to do it when Dave had legs as well.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I still beat you then!
0:14:35 > 0:14:39We used to play a lot together before I got injured.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Sports is one of those things which I miss playing with Hayley,
0:14:43 > 0:14:47like we used to play. And I need to get better than Hayley again.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Much better than him!
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Dave's mum and dad came round with a couple of the officers
0:14:59 > 0:15:01that were delivering the news.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03And I just, I was looking at a picture of him
0:15:03 > 0:15:07at the time, all in his army gear that he'd taken in Afghanistan.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12I just remember feeling so sad for him that he wouldn't be able to swim
0:15:12 > 0:15:16and run like he had done before, and do all of those kind of activities.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21I probably cried non-stop for that entire 24 hours.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25But then after that, when he came back, reality does hit you.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28But it was in kind of a good way, he's still here
0:15:28 > 0:15:30and we can still have a life together.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33So I don't think I've kind of looked back from then.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37It's just, what's the next step for us, what are we doing next?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44The first moment I saw him in hospital, he was just himself.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46He hadn't changed at all.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48He was just a little bit shorter, as he said to his mum.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52So he's made it completely easy,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55He's just...himself, he's just got on with life.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57And I just get on with life with him.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Still play basketball, we still go running,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02still do everything that we used to do, really.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Yes!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08These little legs are called stubbies,
0:16:08 > 0:16:09they're just pieces of plastic
0:16:09 > 0:16:12which bolt onto the bottom of your socket.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15There's no joints in them, there's nothing to break, really.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17So these are what I use in the gym.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21They are my drinking and dancing legs, as well.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23If you have a couple of pints on your big legs,
0:16:23 > 0:16:29it becomes very difficult to balance after very, very few beers.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33So if I wear these legs out, I can go a bit longer.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34And still stand up straight.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Switched onto them after our first dance at our wedding.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Yeah.- And then I never saw him the rest of the night,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44he was just at the bar. Did a little bit of dancing.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- So it's probably just as well he was on little legs.- Yeah.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Then I think we carried you to the room.- That is a vicious rumour!
0:16:55 > 0:16:58'You know, I see round the house, or in everyday life,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01'just tiny things that can be difficult.'
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Thank you.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06You love putting them cereal bowls on the top shelf.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08LOW WHISTLE
0:17:08 > 0:17:11It's difficult, because he is adjustable with height.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13So sometimes he's on his full-length legs
0:17:13 > 0:17:15and he can reach everything and sometimes he's on his stubbies.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20This is the leg room.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23It's where I keep all my different legs and my bits and pieces.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28So, I've got my day leg.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30These are the ones I wear day-to-day,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33hydraulically controlled, microprocessor legs.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36These are my running legs.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Some spare feet.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43I have drawers and drawers of spare components kicking around.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48But it's still not real legs,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51regardless of how groovy the attachment looks
0:17:51 > 0:17:55when it goes on the bottom. Real legs are awesome.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I get frustrated when I see people not using their legs properly.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Yeah.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03They're fantastic pieces of equipment.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I still dream as if I have legs.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11In my dreams I'm still running around and jumping and all sorts of stuff.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14So, yeah, I miss them every single day.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Go!
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Both of Dave's legs were amputated above the knee.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24He's running straight-legged,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27which puts incredible pressure on his blades.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35We've had a catastrophic failure of the running blade. Just snapped.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40This is now the fourth broken one. Very frustrating.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45The first time I did it, I tried to finish the race,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49I was racing at the time. Heard a crack and carried on.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53And then actually, the bracket itself just disintegrated
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and that was it, landed with my arm stretched out
0:18:55 > 0:18:59and popped my shoulder out of joint and popped it back in again.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04With only a few weeks left until the team trials,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06this is a major setback.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17London.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20The host city for the 2012 Olympics
0:19:20 > 0:19:22is now gearing up for the Invictus Games.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Much better before the surgery. I'm nervous. Elton John's piano.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34JJ Chalmers is taking part in a press launch.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40So, I will definitely mess things up, I will, because I always do.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41CHRIS CLEARS THROAT
0:19:41 > 0:19:44PRINCE HARRY CLEARS THROAT, LAUGHS
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Prince Harry is joining him on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49Good morning, guys.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52We're often joined by rock royalty in the studio,
0:19:52 > 0:19:53or princesses of pop or even kings of cool,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56but it's not often we're joined by actual real royalty.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58To tell us about the amazing Invictus Games
0:19:58 > 0:20:00taking place between the 10th and 14th of September,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02please welcome his Royal Highness Prince Harry.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05These guys are a credit to their country.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07One moment they're on their back,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10they're missing limbs, or they've got injuries to their head
0:20:10 > 0:20:12or to their face, body, whatever it is.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15To show how they've come from that
0:20:15 > 0:20:19to competing in amongst 430 other competitors in the Invictus Games
0:20:19 > 0:20:24in London in front of 55,000 people is absolutely incredible.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26This is a must-see event.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Tickets are available now. If you can be there...- Be there.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31LAUGHTER
0:20:31 > 0:20:34There are moments when you think, right, tickets will go on sale here,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37we'll be sold out in three days, concert wise, make a few phone calls,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40write a few letters and we'll have all sorts of people available.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43But in reality, it's completely opposite to that.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46As I said, you try to enthuse people to watch something
0:20:46 > 0:20:49they've never heard of, they don't know what it's about.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53It's not just four days of sport, it is the legacy,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56it's what's happening before and after, it's the big picture.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00And the difference that it's making for everyone taking part in this is huge.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02And, yeah, Commonwealth Games, what Commonwealth Games?
0:21:02 > 0:21:06It's a nice leg-up for the Invictus Games.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- I'll get in trouble for saying that. - Yeah, you will.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13While Prince Harry is promoting the games,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16another Royal Marine is working to secure his place
0:21:16 > 0:21:18in the British team.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Corporal Paul Vice, or Vicey to his mates,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26is hoping his eye for accuracy
0:21:26 > 0:21:29will help him get selected for the archery team.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Although after being blown up by the Taliban
0:21:37 > 0:21:40and losing the use of his right arm,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42his style is a little unusual.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49The reason why I want to do the Invictus Games so much
0:21:49 > 0:21:54is because it puts you in a competitive environment,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57which is what I've lived in my whole life.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Invictus is my goal at the moment.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Just being part of this so far is great, you know.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It gives you something to get out of bed for and drive on.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14It's the day of the archery trials
0:22:14 > 0:22:18for Vicey and the other competitors hoping to make the British team.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Vicey had completed two tours of Iraq
0:22:27 > 0:22:31and was on his fourth tour of Afghanistan when disaster struck.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33It all happened so fast.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35People say when they've been in car crashes
0:22:35 > 0:22:37everything goes in slow motion.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38I totally get it now.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I looked down and followed my eye line to the wall
0:22:41 > 0:22:45and I could see an oil drum, a big old rusty oil drum
0:22:45 > 0:22:46buried into the bottom of the wall.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50In real-time, I saw it, shouted "Run,"
0:22:50 > 0:22:52and took one step and bang, that was it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54So you're talking a second, maybe two.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58But to me, I looked at it,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00and I pieced it together. That's an IED.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06There's the trigger point. The two guys there, it's on a command wire.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11And I just thought, "Bastards, they've got me, they finally got me."
0:23:11 > 0:23:15So I turned and ran, got one step and then, bang, that was it.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19And...I thought, "That's it, they've got me, I'm a goner."
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Vicey sustained over 400 injuries to his body.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30He broke his neck, his carotid artery was 90% severed,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32and he suffered brain damage.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Three years on, and he's learning to live with his injuries.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45But he's at a clear disadvantage when it comes to archery.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I'd never actually shot a bow and arrow with two hands
0:23:48 > 0:23:51so I don't actually know how difficult it is for them.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53It's got to be easier, surely, using two hands.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I think they're all cheating.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I'm happy, you know. I do as best as I can.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02And halfway through, I'm beating the rest of the Marines, I think,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04so I'm happy in my book.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09And I'm also definitely winning the mouth-shooting one, definitely.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15They're not able to use their whole body to draw the bow and aim.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19So it can get quite tricky. But he's making some good progress.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24And really, the idea of the competition is that we're not
0:24:24 > 0:24:26making any special allowances for anybody,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29they've all got to compete equally with everybody else.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34It's a tough sport for Vicey to excel in.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38And the selectors are looking for the best.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42When I was little, growing up, I always looked to my dad,
0:24:42 > 0:24:45"What does he do?" Same thing for my children.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I want them to look at me,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50and say, you know, "My dad does some pretty amazing stuff."
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Vicey is married to Tessa and they have four children.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Oh, no...don't!
0:25:02 > 0:25:05His family has been a big part of his recovery.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- Are we good to go? - No, it's not done.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Taste it.- It's not done!
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Done.- Yeah?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17'It is nice that he's around for them more now.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19'I think it's taken this long'
0:25:19 > 0:25:23for them to build a relationship with Paul because he was never here.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I think it's only in the last couple of years
0:25:25 > 0:25:27because he's around more consistently,
0:25:27 > 0:25:28and now they're getting older,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31it's taken all this time to build a relationship, I think,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33so that's really nice.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42- What colour is it? - Silver... Silver, purple and white.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Before he was blown up, Vicey won the Military Cross for bravery
0:25:46 > 0:25:48while on tour in Afghanistan.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- It means you fought for your country.- It does.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55He doesn't regret his military career...
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Is that all right? Hmm...
0:25:57 > 0:26:00..but he and his mates carry the scars of war.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Going across the line, who got injured?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Um... He did - lost a leg.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16He did - got shot in the...arm.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Yeah, I mean, it's sad to see, really.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21And a lot of these guys aren't in the military any more
0:26:21 > 0:26:23because the amount of IEDs...
0:26:25 > 0:26:28..has psychologically scarred them for life.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30I don't know one person...
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I don't know one person who's ever come back from somewhere
0:26:33 > 0:26:37with that intense fighting and that amount of stress put on you every day
0:26:37 > 0:26:40who hasn't suffered psychologically in some way with it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:46It is the invisible scars, you know? They are the most tragic, I suppose.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Tessa says to me most nights, you know,
0:26:50 > 0:26:52"God, you were up screaming again last night,"
0:26:52 > 0:26:53but I don't remember it.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Vicey's rehabilitation is ongoing
0:26:58 > 0:27:02and sport is playing a vital role in his recovery.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05# Sometimes you want to get away from your life
0:27:05 > 0:27:07# Sometimes you want to get away from... #
0:27:07 > 0:27:11His big goal is securing a place on the British team
0:27:11 > 0:27:13and competing at the Games.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16I'm not here to make up the numbers, I've come here to win.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20That's the bottom line. That's the standard I've set myself.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I don't just come to these events, or any sports,
0:27:22 > 0:27:26to make up the numbers, and I don't think anybody should,
0:27:26 > 0:27:27and I don't think anybody here does either.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32# This is my life
0:27:32 > 0:27:34# This is my life. #
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Dave Henson is also not interested in making up the numbers.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52The problems with the brackets on his prosthetic legs
0:27:52 > 0:27:55have disrupted his training regime.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57He's hoping the fault has been fixed.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I'm nervous about tonight, so I still have some of the same issues.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04But, yeah, you do get nervous.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10To really test himself and his carbon-fibre legs,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Dave has decided to enter a training race against able-bodied runners.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25TRAINER SHOUTS ENCOURAGEMENT
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Come on, keep going! Keep going...
0:28:35 > 0:28:36No, it's broken.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Broken again.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Cracked there... Cracked there.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54That's so frustrating...
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Dave may be down, but he's certainly not out.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02We need to get all of these mistakes out of the way,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04so that's where we are.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07My brother and I have been designing a new part.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09We've redesigned this part here, and...
0:29:09 > 0:29:10I've just sent that off...
0:29:10 > 0:29:14I sent it off yesterday to get made by an online company
0:29:14 > 0:29:17and that should get delivered on Friday, I think.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19So hopefully, as of next week,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23as long as my design is all right, it should be...
0:29:25 > 0:29:27It should be a little bit more comfortable running at speed
0:29:27 > 0:29:29cos I don't think it's going to break then.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37For now, training is over.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Dave is heading to Durham to visit his grandfather, Harry -
0:29:42 > 0:29:47a partially sighted 82-year-old veteran of the Second World War.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Hello, David!- Are you all right?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- Champion.- Good, good.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Dave's grandfather has always been close to him.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59The military ties have given them a special friendship.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I went there to see him receive his medal
0:30:02 > 0:30:04from the Army officer in command.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07David was in a wheelchair and he said,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09"I'm not sitting down to receive me medal,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12"I'm going to stand up on me tin legs
0:30:12 > 0:30:17"and I'm going to salute the officer like I ought to do."
0:30:17 > 0:30:18And he did.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I said, "Do you want me to push you about a bit, David?"
0:30:21 > 0:30:26And he said, "Yeah, why not? let's live dangerously!"
0:30:26 > 0:30:29So, it was a blind man pushing a legless man!
0:30:29 > 0:30:32HARRY LAUGHS
0:30:32 > 0:30:34When he was at Sandhurst, I said to him,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36"Keep your bloody head down."
0:30:36 > 0:30:40That was advice from an ex-serviceman to a new serviceman.
0:30:42 > 0:30:48But just 22 months later came the phone call every family dreads.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50When the news came over the telephone
0:30:50 > 0:30:53that David's legs had been blown off...
0:30:54 > 0:30:59I'm not given to shedding tears very readily,
0:30:59 > 0:31:04but when that came across, I felt the tears coming up into my eyes
0:31:04 > 0:31:09and I had to get down from the table and leave the others
0:31:09 > 0:31:14while I went and just came to terms
0:31:14 > 0:31:17with that short message that he told me -
0:31:17 > 0:31:21"Grandad, I've had me legs blown off" and...
0:31:23 > 0:31:26..you can never understand how I really felt.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28But it was a hammer blow to me...
0:31:30 > 0:31:36And ever since then I've wondered, "How will he get through life?"
0:31:36 > 0:31:38He's a young lad, really.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40(I'll make some tea.)
0:31:42 > 0:31:43I'll make some tea now!
0:31:44 > 0:31:46David, I often think,
0:31:46 > 0:31:50when I'm thinking about you and those tin legs -
0:31:50 > 0:31:52which are a godsend to you -
0:31:52 > 0:31:57the stumps that go into the sockets, are they not...
0:31:58 > 0:31:59..painful?
0:31:59 > 0:32:02The way I describe it is that it feels like
0:32:02 > 0:32:05kneeling on stilts that move,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08is, I feel like, a good way of describing it
0:32:08 > 0:32:11because, you know, I don't have any knee joints any more,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13I don't have any ankles any more,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16so the way that I move is all as if you would move
0:32:16 > 0:32:18if you were just kneeling on the floor
0:32:18 > 0:32:21and trying to walk around like that, that's how I move every day.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23So it's very...strange.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25It only took me a few months to get used to it,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29but it's summertime at the minute and the heat is a real problem.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32It makes it really, really uncomfortable.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34So normally I don't have any pain from the legs whatsoever,
0:32:34 > 0:32:38but in the heat you sweat a lot more in the socket
0:32:38 > 0:32:42and it can't go anywhere, so it sort of... It starts to rub.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43You know, like, if you sweat in your boots...
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Yes. - ..you can get blisters quite easily.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47- Hmm.- But, yeah...
0:32:47 > 0:32:53I'm very lucky, I think, to be able to still be walking around.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Cheerio, David.- Yeah.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04He's an example of what people can do.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09David has the attitude that life is yet to come
0:33:09 > 0:33:12and I'm very, very proud of him for that.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18By taking part in the Invictus Games,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Dave's determined to show his family that despite losing his legs,
0:33:22 > 0:33:23he's doing OK.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28From my point of view, one of my goals is to show my family
0:33:28 > 0:33:30and my friends, "Look, I'm fine.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32"There's a different way of doing things now,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35"but actually, I'm getting on with life, I'm cracking on
0:33:35 > 0:33:39"and I'm even...sprinting 200 metres, which, you know,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42"most people wouldn't even dream of without having legs."
0:33:43 > 0:33:48But, yeah, I do worry that they worry, if that makes sense?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51They needn't.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01In London, Prince Harry is meeting the event's organisers.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Top of the agenda is ticket sales.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10Sports tickets - we had a real acceleration last week with sales.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16So, your Chris Evans moment proved to be a real hit with the public,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18we got a lot of engagements following that.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Um... We've still got 23,000 tickets to sell, it is a concern,
0:34:22 > 0:34:26but we also know that 23,000 tickets can go in an instant.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Over the four-day event,
0:34:29 > 0:34:3455,000 people are expected through the gates.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36And Harry wants to start the Games on a high.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39The idea is it will be literally the first thing
0:34:39 > 0:34:40that everyone looks at on the stage.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43So the screens come on, highlights package,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45straight into the pipes and drums.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47It's great music and it'll be very exciting...
0:34:47 > 0:34:51There's a lot of work still to go. Luckily, everything is covered.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55It's just a question of finding out who is responsible for which area.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I've definitely heard three conflicting reports on that!
0:34:57 > 0:35:00We can definitely use it, the only thing we don't yet know
0:35:00 > 0:35:02is exactly what we're doing.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04LAUGHTER
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I don't think I'm filled with worry. There's no major dramas.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Everyone's really excited and every time we have a conversation,
0:35:11 > 0:35:12good things come out of it.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19It's 48 days until the Invictus Games.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- COACH:- Go!
0:35:23 > 0:35:25At the Olympic Aquatic Centre,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28the selection panel have summoned all the swimming hopefuls
0:35:28 > 0:35:30for trials.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32I'm not after elite athletes at this stage.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35What I'm looking for is the ones that can use this session
0:35:35 > 0:35:37to gain something from it.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Most of the events will have different categories,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45depending on injuries and disabilities.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Mike Goody and two fellow soldiers were injured
0:35:56 > 0:36:00when the vehicle Mike was driving was blown up by an IED.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Mike was trapped for three hours
0:36:08 > 0:36:11and with the Taliban fighting close by,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14it was the danger he was putting his rescuers in
0:36:14 > 0:36:16that played most on his mind.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19It was about the two-hour point
0:36:19 > 0:36:22that I really started thinking,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25"I'm putting so many people in danger here.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29"Maybe it's just better if I just let go."
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Like many soldiers, Mike had prepared for this moment.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37Deep in my mind, I'm going,
0:36:37 > 0:36:42"I've got a letter in my pocket here for my mum, my sister and my dad."
0:36:42 > 0:36:46It was a "just in case" letter, more than anything. Sort of, er...
0:36:46 > 0:36:48"Really sorry if you're..."
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Even just thinking about it now, it's...
0:36:53 > 0:36:55It...
0:36:55 > 0:36:58You just put everything that you'd ever want to say to your parents
0:36:58 > 0:37:00into a letter...
0:37:02 > 0:37:04..and you just don't want them
0:37:04 > 0:37:06to ever...read it. Sorry.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09You don't ever want them to read it or hear it or ever see it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12But...
0:37:13 > 0:37:15HE SIGHS
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Mike was eventually freed and his colleagues survived,
0:37:21 > 0:37:22but one lost a leg.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Mike suffered severe damage to his left ankle.
0:37:28 > 0:37:322½ years and 14 operations later,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35his left leg was amputated.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41The mental scars from that day have taken their toll.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44There's a lot of things that go on in your mind,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47especially in the early days. There was the guilt complex.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49I was the one driving the vehicle
0:37:49 > 0:37:50and I was responsible for not only
0:37:50 > 0:37:53what happened to me but also what happened to the other people.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55It's somewhat, in some respects,
0:37:55 > 0:37:57the psychological injuries,
0:37:57 > 0:37:59which people can't see,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01are sometimes worse.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04You try not to make a big deal out of it when, really,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07it's just tearing you up inside.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10You end up going down a spiral.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13The depression is dark and quite dangerous.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Not good!
0:38:19 > 0:38:22His one place of solace is the pool.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25MUSIC: The Wolves by Ben Howard
0:38:30 > 0:38:32It's just calming, just listening to it.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Go out from the side - it is wonderful.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Whilst you are swimming, you get this rush of water going
0:38:37 > 0:38:41over your ears and it's like being in a waterfall or a fountain.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43It's just... I just love it.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Mike has been training five days a week for the past six months,
0:38:49 > 0:38:53to secure a place to represent Great Britain in the Invictus Games.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05For him, sport has played a key part in moving on mentally.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I just feel, with the water, there's just me, my thoughts.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20I can be myself.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24If I'm angry, I can use swimming to help me get over my PTSD.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28If I'm a bit down or upset, I can use it to pick myself up.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32But post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35is a recently recognised condition
0:39:35 > 0:39:37that can often lie beneath the surface.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46It can have devastating consequences.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Alan Lee is a World War II veteran.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55He lost his leg fighting the Germans in France.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57A pleasure to meet you, sir.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Please don't call me sir. - "Sir." Sorry!
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- We're colleagues.- Colleagues. - Colleagues together, yeah.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06With your experiences, were you ever... You know, the PTSD?
0:40:06 > 0:40:11No, well, cos it was a different period, different times.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16- Yeah.- It wasn't the fact of... I didn't want to grumble...- Yeah.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21As I said, after the Second World War, there were thousands of us.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Well, the most time that I had to come to terms with things
0:40:26 > 0:40:29was just about two or three months.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33You know, cos then I was thrown into the deep end
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- and I had to get a job.- Yeah.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I had quite a lot of a guilt complex,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40cos I was the one driving the vehicle.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41So I kind of felt responsible for...
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Of course you would do.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45..everything going on.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46Just a vicious cycle
0:40:46 > 0:40:48of going through that.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51I ended up finding myself in some very...
0:40:52 > 0:40:55..awful places, shall we say?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- Yeah, that's right.- And just...
0:40:57 > 0:41:02- Waking up in the middle of the night?- Yeah, yeah. Lots of that.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05My parents used to find me tucked behind the door,
0:41:05 > 0:41:09duvet round me and just screaming and crying.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Oh, must have been terrible.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16Yeah. I ended up turning to a lot of drink, basically.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Oh, I see.- I hit it pretty bad.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- Depression...- Well, you would do.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24You thought to yourself, "What am I going to do?"
0:41:24 > 0:41:25"Where am I going to go next?"
0:41:25 > 0:41:29When you look in the mirror, you think to yourself, "I'm only a young fella."
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- Mm. I didn't see much ahead of me, to be honest.- No, you wouldn't.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34Everything seemed to be against you.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Yeah. It was a very long tunnel with no light at the end.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41But isn't that life all the way through?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43You can always see somebody worse off than you.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Yeah, there's always someone.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48And if somebody reminds you of that, it brings you back
0:41:48 > 0:41:50down to earth again, doesn't it?
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- So, with your leg... - No, let's do the modern leg.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Go on, then, the modern one.- Yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Now, do they ever cover this bit here?
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Yeah, you can get them so that they can make it look like your own leg
0:42:04 > 0:42:06and your skin and stuff.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08So your stump just fits into the socket?
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Yeah, I just pop that a little bit.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13Cos you've got the...
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Yeah, it's got to go...
0:42:16 > 0:42:18It goes all the way, you see?
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Yeah, that's...
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- That's really high, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26When I take it off, I've got to take my trousers off and everything off.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30That seems to have a lot of nuts and screws.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Yeah, it's just so it can change the angle of the foot.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36The annoying thing is, you've got to make sure they're all tightened up.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39I've seen a couple of lads walking and all of a sudden,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41their foot's like..."whoop!" Down it goes.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Yeah, I've had that happen with mine.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48The rivets come out, the leg goes that way and then you're stuck here!
0:42:48 > 0:42:51That's right. Yes, yes.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Dave Henson is back on the track for another race.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03There's been an awful lot of preparation
0:43:03 > 0:43:06but we're on the home stretch, so here we are.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08I'm looking for a new PB tonight, hopefully.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12He's fixed a new bracket to his running blades
0:43:12 > 0:43:14and is feeling confident.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18So, I've finally made my new bracket.
0:43:18 > 0:43:24It's been fabricated, it's arrived, it's on, it fits,
0:43:24 > 0:43:28not making any noise, so we'll see how it goes!
0:43:34 > 0:43:36GUNSHOT
0:43:39 > 0:43:41- MAN:- Come on, Dave!
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Come on, Dave!
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Yeah, it was a new PB.
0:43:49 > 0:43:530.03 onto a PB. But it was a bit frustrating.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57The start was held for quite a while
0:43:57 > 0:43:59and I stumbled at the start and
0:43:59 > 0:44:01I held my hand up to try and reset.
0:44:01 > 0:44:05So I was sort of almost out of the blocks, and then the gun went off.
0:44:07 > 0:44:08So, yeah, it's good.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Dave's run his personal best
0:44:12 > 0:44:14and his bracket seems to have stood up to the test.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19No sign of damage on the bracket.
0:44:19 > 0:44:24There's no sign of damage on the blade.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27But, actually, doing all right.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34It's five weeks until the start of the Games.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41In north London, the trials for the athletics team are under way.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51Prince Harry has brought his brother along to the proceedings.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57I'm constantly inspired by everything I hear and see
0:44:57 > 0:44:59about what these guys get up to
0:44:59 > 0:45:03and that's because I'm lucky enough to be around them the whole time.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08Some of these guys shouldn't even be alive.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11Others have probably been told they're never going to walk again
0:45:11 > 0:45:13and now six, seven, eight months later,
0:45:13 > 0:45:16they're running around a track for the first time.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20The power of sport that it has in rehabilitation is outstanding.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23Each of these individuals is at a different stage of their rehabilitation.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26Some will be using it as a stepping stone to the Paralympics,
0:45:26 > 0:45:29others will be using it because it's the first time they have ever
0:45:29 > 0:45:32got out of the house because of the anxiety they have been suffering.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36We've got the best team we could ever wish for,
0:45:36 > 0:45:39we've got the most amazing concept, and we've got competitors
0:45:39 > 0:45:42who are coming because they want to be part of a team,
0:45:42 > 0:45:45part of something really special, and they know that, we know that.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Places like Estonia and Italy
0:45:48 > 0:45:50have never used sport as part of their rehab before.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53They've heard about the Invictus Games - people are doing things
0:45:53 > 0:45:55they never would have done before.
0:45:55 > 0:45:56LAUGHTER
0:45:56 > 0:45:59I'm sure he's cheating!
0:45:59 > 0:46:01CHEERING
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- Guys, thank you very much. - Thank you.- See you again soon.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13Dave Henson's training has been paying off.
0:46:13 > 0:46:18He's been beating his personal best for the 200 metres consistently.
0:46:18 > 0:46:19I finally got under 30 seconds,
0:46:19 > 0:46:22which I should have really done back in June.
0:46:22 > 0:46:23I'm a little bit behind.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26Still a couple of technical issues to work on.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29But in terms of equipment, I feel quite all right at the minute.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33I know it's not going to break so I don't mind just powering down.
0:46:33 > 0:46:38I can just push through it and know nothing's going to happen. It's made a huge difference.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Dave's times have guaranteed him a place in the team,
0:46:42 > 0:46:45and now he's a favourite to win a medal.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48BELL TOLLS
0:46:50 > 0:46:52Down in the West Country,
0:46:52 > 0:46:58Vicey has taken time off from archery training to party with his mates.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02It is my "bang-iversary", as we call it.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04It's three years since I was blown up.
0:47:04 > 0:47:10To celebrate the day he was blown up, they've organised a charity event for injured servicemen.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18It's nice to give something back because I've had a lot of help
0:47:18 > 0:47:21through service charities and stuff, so why not?
0:47:21 > 0:47:24To give something back, I think morally it gives you a sense
0:47:24 > 0:47:25of well-being as well.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28MUSIC: Hells Bells by AC/DC
0:47:38 > 0:47:40A lot of guys call it their "alive day",
0:47:40 > 0:47:44because it's where they nearly died.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46I think "bang-iversary" just sounds quite cool!
0:47:46 > 0:47:48Sort of made it up and stuck with it.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52CHEERING
0:47:58 > 0:48:02But it's not long before Vicey is back seeking medical attention.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06It's his tenth consultation this year.
0:48:06 > 0:48:10- Nice to see you.- In you come.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14Doctors have spent the last three years operating on his left leg.
0:48:14 > 0:48:18But the operations have been far from successful.
0:48:18 > 0:48:23Now bring the toes up towards your chin, up as far as you can.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25The only peace I get is first thing in the morning.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28When I first wake up, I'm like, "Ah, it doesn't hurt,"
0:48:28 > 0:48:30and as soon as I get up and start moving,
0:48:30 > 0:48:34it's like someone has put a knife in the middle of my ankle joint,
0:48:34 > 0:48:37and every time I move, it's like wiggling it around inside.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41- When I move that ankle, does that reproduce the pain?- Mm-hm.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44I'm not one to, like, moan about pain,
0:48:44 > 0:48:48but it's a bit uncomfortable, to say the least, yeah.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51- What splints have you tried, by the way?- I've had...
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Have you had the one that goes around here with the elastic band?
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Yeah. I've had that one, with a big sole underneath it.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00- How did you get on with that? - That was all right but I broke it.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03In terms of you, we've pretty much exhausted the splintage options.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06I'm three years deep in rehab so I just think, "When's it going to end?"
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Vicey could face more years of surgery,
0:49:11 > 0:49:13with no guarantee of success.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18One occupation open to him is amputation.
0:49:18 > 0:49:22It's one of those situations where it is difficult for me
0:49:22 > 0:49:25to tell patients what they should do, because some patients will say
0:49:25 > 0:49:29they want to try everything before they embark down the route of amputation.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31And others will feel, actually,
0:49:31 > 0:49:34they want to draw a line under things and say they want to move on.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37In my own mind, I know I have done everything I can.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40I've listened to all the doctors, been to all my appointments,
0:49:40 > 0:49:44tried all the surgeries, and we've come to this decision now,
0:49:44 > 0:49:50and so, therefore, that's why I'd like it done.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53No-one's full of enthusiasm about the prospect of taking someone's leg off.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56But the reality is that sometimes it is the right option.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59My goal is to walk limp-free, without pain.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02As long as I can shuffle along pain-free to play around
0:50:02 > 0:50:04with my children, that's fine.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09Vicey's made his mind up.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11He's going to have his leg amputated below the knee.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15But he'll wait until after the Games
0:50:15 > 0:50:17so he can compete in the archery.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32SIREN WAILS
0:50:32 > 0:50:36On the South Coast, Mike Goody is working his day job.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38Life at the moment for me is pretty good.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42Keep myself busy, keep myself fit.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44- Does that hurt at all?- No.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47- That's all good?- No.- Good stuff.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49'Cracking job. I love the job.'
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Do you want a cup of tea, either of you, or any of you?
0:50:52 > 0:50:53I'm all right, thank you.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- We'll have you running marathons in no time!- That'll be nice!
0:50:58 > 0:51:00- I actually lost my leg. - You didn't?!
0:51:02 > 0:51:05- Oh, my goodness!- I actually lost one.- You are amazing!
0:51:05 > 0:51:09- You won't end up like that, I promise.- Is it ever painful?
0:51:09 > 0:51:13- Oh, very. It can be, yes. - I bet! Oh, you poor thing!
0:51:17 > 0:51:20In between work and training for the Games,
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Mike's decided to pay homage to his missing limb.
0:51:30 > 0:51:34Sport and his work have helped his battle against PTSD.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52It's four weeks to go until the start of the Invictus Games.
0:51:55 > 0:52:00Over 400 athletes from 13 countries will descend on London.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03They'll compete against each other and the British team.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10After months of training and trials,
0:52:10 > 0:52:12the home team has finally been selected.
0:52:16 > 0:52:20And Prince Harry is about to introduce them to the world.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24I'm actually unbelievably nervous!
0:52:24 > 0:52:27So, yeah, the clock really is ticking now.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29It's very real now, and they are all psyched up,
0:52:29 > 0:52:32and just to see the reaction, the smiles on their faces,
0:52:32 > 0:52:35sort of reminds us why we're doing this.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39There's times when we're like, "We've only given ourselves a year to organise!"
0:52:39 > 0:52:42But it's all good. I'm looking forward to it.
0:52:46 > 0:52:47Erm...
0:52:47 > 0:52:49HE CHUCKLES
0:52:49 > 0:52:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:52:55 > 0:52:59These men and women here have achieved so much already,
0:52:59 > 0:53:03but by being selected for this team is another significant milestone
0:53:03 > 0:53:04in their life beyond injury.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Everyone here behind me will be competing for themselves
0:53:07 > 0:53:09but also for their mates.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12I'm going to shut up now and I'm going to hand over
0:53:12 > 0:53:14to Captain Dave Henson. Thank you.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19Dave Henson will lead the British team.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23- MAN:- Oh, we've got to wait for Henson!
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Henson! Captain Henson!
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Dave, you're such a good-looking man!
0:53:28 > 0:53:29CHEERING
0:53:29 > 0:53:31Thank you, sir.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34It's difficult to put into words how traumatic it can be
0:53:34 > 0:53:38when you suffer a life-changing injury like this.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41But with the support of the people around us and sport as a tool,
0:53:41 > 0:53:45we've managed to get ourselves back on our feet, focused and ready to go.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48I'd just like to say thank you once again for your support.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59130 wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women
0:53:59 > 0:54:01have been selected for the British team.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09It's only two weeks now until the Games.
0:54:11 > 0:54:15Our athletes are in the final stages of their preparations.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19Invictus Games are brilliant.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Just to be back with the guys...
0:54:21 > 0:54:24You know, we've all been through something physically, psychologically,
0:54:24 > 0:54:28and it's going to be great, the camaraderie that we've got.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30But the fact that it's not only Britain.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33We're going to be able to have that camaraderie across
0:54:33 > 0:54:37all these countries and I'm just so looking forward to it.
0:54:41 > 0:54:45Whether I win or not, it's just the fact of being there,
0:54:45 > 0:54:49to be honest, and representing Great Britain I think is...
0:54:49 > 0:54:50the biggest buzz.
0:54:52 > 0:54:53I'm going to work my soc...
0:54:53 > 0:54:56I was going to say "work my socks off"! Work my sock off.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00I think, just give it everything I've got and hope for the best.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03I've put a lot of training in, so hopefully it'll pay off.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12You know, I am going to train as hard as I can,
0:55:12 > 0:55:16and when it comes to the day, I need to just make sure I grit my teeth
0:55:16 > 0:55:19and I don't feel sorry for myself for one second.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21You know, if it's a mile time trial -
0:55:21 > 0:55:25it's only three minutes of excruciating pain and it'll be over.
0:55:26 > 0:55:30You know, the 40-minute race is just 40 minutes of gritting your teeth.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36If I'm somewhere in amongst it on the day
0:55:36 > 0:55:39when it comes to that sprint finish, I'm going to hope
0:55:39 > 0:55:42I've just got it in me to just put that pain,
0:55:42 > 0:55:46push it right to the back of my head and just push to the finish line,
0:55:46 > 0:55:51and hopefully win a medal, cos taking part is going to be incredible
0:55:51 > 0:55:53but, you know, to win a medal at the first-ever Invictus Games...
0:55:53 > 0:55:55That could be really special.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01We're competitive beasts, the Marines.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03And when you are taken out of that environment,
0:56:03 > 0:56:05it's quite hard to take.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09And then when you're competing fairly against other injured guys,
0:56:09 > 0:56:12it gives you that bit of pride back.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15There's no such word as "can't" any more.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19And I think disability proves that to you, makes you do it.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23There's nothing worse than someone saying you can't do something.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26Especially to a Marine, because they'll go, "OK, watch this!"
0:56:28 > 0:56:34I am so lucky to be alive, so to look at me with pity or sorrow
0:56:34 > 0:56:37for these injuries when the alternative is to not be here at all
0:56:37 > 0:56:39is ridiculous.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43I think we're blessed as a group of guys
0:56:43 > 0:56:46that have pretty much stared death in the face and come back from it
0:56:46 > 0:56:49in that we can look around and see the world with these fresh eyes
0:56:49 > 0:56:53and actually realise just how beautiful it is.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57The change I've seen in the 130 that have been selected
0:56:57 > 0:57:00for the team has been incredible.
0:57:01 > 0:57:05A lot more smiles, that's for sure. And it's because they're achieving.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09It doesn't matter if they're running 100 metres in five minutes
0:57:09 > 0:57:11or they're running 100 metres in ten seconds.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14The guy running it in five minutes would never have thought he was
0:57:14 > 0:57:16going to run those 100 metres but he'll still cross the line because
0:57:16 > 0:57:18he's determined to cross the line.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24I want the 200-metre gold.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26I think it would take a mechanical failure
0:57:26 > 0:57:29for me to be out of the running for it.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33But yeah...
0:57:33 > 0:57:35it'd be nice.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39MUSIC: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
0:57:39 > 0:57:44# Somewhere over the rainbow
0:57:47 > 0:57:48# Bluebirds fly
0:57:50 > 0:57:56# And the dreams that you dream of
0:57:56 > 0:58:02# Dreams really do come true-oo-ooh
0:58:02 > 0:58:04# Ooh-oo-ooh. #