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Captain derek herrera, in the wheelchair. his 4-year-old twins watching. whoa! they watch as their father stands up for the first time, he does it in front of them. dad, you re tall! you re walking! yeah! hudson and hunter amazed. are you walking? i m about to. what do you think? tall! we have followed captain herrera for years. leading his team 0 patrol in afghanistan, he was shot by a sniper in 2012. paralyzed from the chest down. afterward, the grueling recovery. the rehab. and that moment at bob woodruff s standup for heroes when captain herrera was about to walk across the stage with rewalk, exoskeleton technology. i forgot what walking was like. you re going to surprise the audience. yes. and he did it. this time, standing up before ....
His sons. want to try going outside? yeah! and tonight here hi, david. we check in with the captain again. when i stood and heard hudson said to me how tall i was and that i could take a step and he was coaching me along, it really made me understand his perception of me and how he saw me and how he didn t see my paralysis or the fact that i use a wheelchair as a limitation. and tonight, his hope. i hope that epic year. well, we salute captain herrera, right along with his boys. good night. ....