Curtis McGrath is one hell of a guy. On the fourth day of a five day clearance patrol in the barren hills of Afghanistan, Sapper Curtis McGrath stepped on a landmine. It exploded directly underneath him – blowing his legs off and leaving him critically wounded. In the minutes afterwards, Curtis managed to instruct his fellow patrol members how to perform first aid before he was airlifted to safety, saving his life. From that moment on a ‘new world’ as he calls it began. His achievements to...

On the surface, Vanessa Broughill is bright, bubbly and full of personality – but underlying she has had a personal battle with severe depression and anxiety. Still currently serving as an Electronic Warfare Specialist in the Royal Australian Navy, Vanessa chats to Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli about life at sea, life at home and how difficult it was for her to confront her diagnosis of depression after suffering in silence for over two years.

Kevin Jacoby signed up to the military as a 27 year old with three kids under three. He spent the next 21 years of his service representing Australia in many ways across all parts of the globe. Wippa sits down with Kevin to get an insight into his time on the ground, the impact it had on him and the incredible woman who not only encouraged him to join the army, but pulled him from unimaginable depths and has been the key to his recovery.

In 2012, Craig McGrath entered an abandoned building in Afghanistan for a routine clearance with three other team members. What happened next would change his life. Craig sits down with Nova’s Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli and takes us back to that life changing moment, to what followed next, his recovery and what it means to compete alongside 500 other ex-servicemen and women at the Invictus Games.

Nova’s Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli sits down with some of the Australian competitors - and ambassador Curtis McGrath - to talk about their time in the armed services and the experiences that have led them to compete alongside more than 500 competitors from 18 nations at the Invictus Games in Sydney. It’s honest, raw, confronting and very real.