Wounded
 

I've just finished watching the BBC programme entitled Wounded about two British soldiers very seriously injured in Afghanistan, and following their progress through rehabilitation in Birmingham and at Headley Court in Surrey.

I found it both moving and inspiring, particularly in terms of the way that neither of the soldiers featured complained in any way, despite the loss of both legs and an arm in one case and both legs and most of eyesight in the other.

Having once been a soldier myself I can understand the "blood-up" acts of gallantry which sometimes take place in war. But I'm tempted to think that coming to terms with the rest of your life as a cripple, as these two guys did (and they're by no means alone) requires a special sort of bravery. I admire them both enormously ...

Tony.

i admire anyone who willingly goes into the army knowing that injury or death is not only a possiblility but in these times a very real danger.
mand x

I watched it, it scares me a lot that my boyfriend is about to enter into the army,Im glad he didnt watch it.

It's a shame that only part 2 appears to be on iplayer!

Very Brave men and women. I've got great admiration for their courage. I'm kinda glad I did a U turn at 16 from joining but kinda dissapointed aswell.

“Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. They were not thinking of getting killed when they went where death lurked. They went there to put the fire out, and got killed. Firefighters do not regard themselves as heroes because they do what the business requires.”


“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.”



Man cannot discover new oceans until he has courage to lose sight of the shore.

Me & my friend sat & watched this & I could feel tears wellings up during the second part when the soliders son was born same day he had his op.

I'm glad he got to see him :)

& how none of them complained, was amazing. I don't know anyone as brave as that, it's amazing how determind they were to learn to walk again

I also watched this. They're really brave x

Ah Headley Court is so close to me, I really do find it inspiring.

I watched part of it, I nearly cried when that dude walked and balanced on his own, bless him (: He coulda gave up, but he never did. Both of them didn't (:

I will have to see if I can watch it on iplayer

it was on bb3 earlier, not sure if it has episodes... but i saw it was on.