You're watching...

Sgt. Travis Mills standing taller on new prosthetics

Details

  • Description

    Update on quadruple amputee's recovery

  • Duration 3:33
  • Date

Clips

Also in this playlist...

Latest News

Auto-advance: ON

Auto-advance

Transcript

This transcript is automatically generated

Well we certainly have a big update on a story we've been following very closely here -- happening now the recovery of army staff sergeant Travis mills.

I he was critically injured as you might remember it in an IED attack last April -- a few months ago.

-- -- mills lost both arms and both ways and last time he joined as he talked a little bit about.

The -- was working -- they said they left him a little shorter that he was take a listen.

My guys get back went on the air I wanna be -- Collins I blow those lives are shortly to come in this -- five foot four.

-- a six foot two so my get I want my goes -- get on a six foot two legs and we stand my uniform.

Maybe the hand on this one and be able to salute my guys and they come in that's that's my goal right now maybe you get six before -- -- in.

Yeah like you cannot pray just you know he's comfortable -- those shoes you know who I got really must I kid I kid at the assault on the Dennis along -- -- -- Place -- these days.

I staff sergeant Travis mills is standing taller literally in joins us now on the phone -- -- announced Travis.

But I am right now cryptic but but and next BW it but do.

All right so we're criticism of the video you what you did talent and a toxin a month so we feel like they have a lot to catch up -- What's been the one on.

I'm just working harder.

-- I guess he didn't you'd better better though.

Could be dealing -- me more -- more.

And so right now you said you were showing some video I think you were still on your -- here you were working on getting up that what looks like -- -- how difficult it.

Is it's you accomplish some of these goals how long does it take how many days for example a tape.

To try to master.

A skill like that.

Our outlook first they really do that and it -- hard because you don't have ankle and that apple look at it but it.

-- -- looked -- -- duplicated more then my body and then.

You know -- it's big bird but this book about the -- What now we're showing you -- with a video and eerie ear pulling behind you.

That waits.

-- looks like -- ball and chain literally he hits you what -- that they are willing behind -- and Gaza were showing a little bit of video view.

Feeding your daughter you -- pay a visit to Capitol Hill recently and I heard it played -- I don't know little little joke on some of the lawmakers met -- tell us about that.

While everybody you know -- -- me and everyone they hello and and at what happened there are pictures there is -- into it and bombing in spirit out now that's what stacked so.

Think it's so it started you don't -- -- very.

And I get to spend a digital talk about some big update they open.

They'll bail spelled my hand at the big quote not bode.

And what that you don't look aren't they out dumb bill but again then what will -- -- don't get going up yet failed -- they'll spend -- -- I am well.

It but I'm doing is both Dhabi united have been quite they're a great all -- it had a lot easier.

What's the next week he said Gary you're going up a little bit higher 510 this week next week -- round sixteen is that right.

Yeah that spirit we looking not at all out.

Actually broke my right arm Monday when I read the book also bought spent but the bit about that it there's a bit it's been the stuff.

We're looking great we're so proud -- feel we're just keeping up to date with you to see how you how you doing and we appreciate the time -- keep -- -- we have.

The whole crew and -- our viewers rooting for you.

I think you so much -- -- a picture of me I have -- Absolutely behind.