>>> still very groggy from anesthesia and before he really knew he was a double amputee as a result of the boston marathon bombing, 24-year-old jeffrey bauman who had been waiting at the finish line to cheer on his girlfriend wrote on a piece of paper bag, saw the guy. looked right at me. and with that the fbi knew they had a witness who could identify one of the bombers. today jeff bauman visited 18-year-old sidney corcoran at boston medical center . sidney was hit by nearly fatal shrapnel and celebrated her birthday today in a hospital bed beside her mother's hospital bed. her mother celeste lost both of her legs below the knee. joining me now, captain cameron west who visited sidney and her mother. captain, tell me what you had to tell these victims of the boston bombing?
>> yes, sir, mr. o'donnell. number one, it's an honor to be here in support of those that were injured, and to tell you, we went up to boston to try to motivate and show those that were injured a little bit of what they might experience in the next couple months and year with their amputation. and in turn we actually were motivated by these people of all ages, and that is what compelled us to get up there, and we were actually the ones that, you know, got that out of the visit.
>> and so you as a marine were injured in combat and you suffered amputation yourself, didn't you?
>> yes, sir. at the end of 2010 , foot patrol , i was leading my platoon through the sangan valley, and we hit an ied. my injuries were amputation right above the knee and extreme damage to my right forearm and hand and loss of vision in my right eye.
>> captain, your vision -- experience fascinates me, because i had a friend who was a combat veteran and lost a leg, and i invited him to talk about how life goes on. he can dance and ski and so many things. let's take a look at the video of you visiting the hospital.
>> obviously she got her pretty looks from you, huh? great to see you. you look good.
>> thank you.
>> you look real good.
>> thank you.
>> this doesn't matter. this is just a change of scenery. it really is. g gabe here, he's moving and running, he's doing the pair olympics. you may want to do that someday.
>> my sister did her first boston marathon this marathon. i've lived in this area my whole life. i've always watched the marathon. i've never actually come to the marathon to watch it. and i was so proud of her. she wasn't, you know, a born runner like some people are. she worked so hard to do it, and i was so proud to be there to cheer her on. and she, you know, was coming around to boyleston street. she didn't actually get to finish the race because of the bomb and everything. and so after -- was it matthew? her 11-year-old son said, mom, are you going to run the race again next year? and she said, yes, and then she was telling me the story. i always joked around like i'm not super athletic. i like to work out and stuff, but running has never been my thing because i always get the most horrible shin splints . so i was like, hey, i don't have shins anymore. i can do this.
>> that's a good attitude right there.
>> captain west, you know that they can have complete lives ahead of them, but sitting there in those hospital beds today, i golt to say, i would have -- if i was in one of those beds, i would have trouble believing you.
>> yes, sir. and it's totally understandable. it's just the human factor of the whole situation. i mean, two years ago i was in their position, you know, and i thought that i wouldn't be able to be who i wanted to be, you know, later if life or right here in the present. and that's not the case at all. with technology, support system and just drive and determination, i've actually done more in the past two years than i've done, you know, in my entire life just, you know, being in activities, skiing, snowboarding, climbing mountains. anything that's unimaginable is definitely doable. and that's what we're trying to do to these victims that had a great loss of a leg or both legs, is just to show them that, hey, in a year, two years from now, you're going to be up running and gunning just like we are, and you're going to be where we are, and you're going d to be supporting somebody that just had a life-changing experience, and you're going to be their inspiration. like i said, when we went there to be the inspiration, we got more out of the trip than we could have ever given any of those that were injured.
>> i'm sure you did. marine captain cameron west, thank you very much for joining me tonight, but more importantly, thank you very much for going to boston and telling them your story.
>> it's my honor.
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