Sergeant Dowdy News Today

Going to be okay, well get through this. he is the most optimistic person in the world. it can be the smallest thing, that we take for granted. he keeps pushing through. even though it is so easy that he has to try really hard to do. i -- watch him, he was in so much pain in the hospital after he got hurt, i never want to see him like that, i am so proud of him for overcoming that and able to continue serving his country, i am beyond proud of him. [cheers and applause] what a story. lets hear it...

Afghanistan. >> that is not stop him from wanting to be back in the fight. >> sergeant first class dowdy deployed again on another combat mission to afghanistan. >> no doubt about it, he is this years modern warrior recipient. >> we were prepping to go out following day, we had insider threat, one of partner forces turned on us, resulting in multiple casualties. casualties. i a missing. >> results in below the he knea. nation, there is a grieving

Period after being injured. you think your life is over, you think you will not have the same quality in life, i dealt with that sitting in hospital room by myself with nothing but your thoughts, you start prioritizing things, you set obtainable goals, when you build goals like that, you can start meeting them it takes away negativity of the healing process. >> sergeant dowdy wanted to keep fighting. >> i came from walter reed, i signed back into work on january of 2013. i think the difficulties...