This is the story of the young men who went to war and returned without eyes, hands, or legs, or with faces disfigured and painted blue. It is also the story of a young woman who fell in love with a paraplegic she met in the hospital. And it is the story of a brilliant basketball player who became a different man after a booby-trapped grenade turned him into a leader who fought for the 16,000 Portuguese disabled veterans of the Colonial War. Note: this multimedia report, originally published in April 2024, contains images that may be disturbing.