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Victims. >> i got shot twice in the lower back. >> reporter: 41-year-old christopher royal is one of those victims prepared to stare down hasan in court. the chief warrant officer is still recovering from the wounds, nerve damage down his arms and legs but the trauma is more mental for this married father of a young boy. >> i can't go to crowded places anymore. i don't even really go to the mall anymore. i can't take my child to disneyland because i can't deal with it. i can't take my child to six flags, because i can't deal with it. >> reporter: royal has found solace and healing in the gym. ...

Duty to kill as many soldiers as possible and that he was targeting soldiers preparing to fight in afghanistan. >> i got shot twice in the lower back. >> reporter: 41-year-old christopher royal is one of those victims preparing to stare down hasan in court. the officer is recovering from his wounds, nerve damage down his arms, back and legs and the trauma is more for this married father of a young boy. >> i don't go to places. i don't go to the mall any more. i can't take my child to disneyland because i can't deal with it. i can't take my child to six flags because i can't deal with it. >> re...

Soldier and i switched sides. clearly he's not interested in arguing against the facts that are laid out against him. trying to use this trial to make his own points he wants to make. we'll see to what extent he's able to do that. the judge has placed limitations on what he can argue. >> to be clear he said he's not the shooter, correct? >> he flat out admitted right out of the gate that he was the shooter. >> he is the shooter. okay. some of the victims of the shooting are upset because this was not classified as workplace violence, not terrorism. one of people that is upset about this police...

More than 30 others in the horrific ft. hood massacre four years ago. hasan went on to say i was on the wrong side and i switched sides. prosecutors say hasan felt a jihad duty to kill as many soldiers as possible, that he was targeting soldiers preparing to deploy to fight war in afghanistan. heavy security is in place for major hasan's court martial. it block by sand baskets. he has flown in by helicopter from the nearby county jail where he is being held. he is acting as his own attorney and will likely question his own victims as the trial continues. >> i got shot twice in the lower back. ...