Sand, surf and steel - an unlikely combination. But for these guys, it's just another day at the beach.

More than twenty-five active duty soldiers - all amputees. But if you asked them...their struggles are left on the shore as they hit the surf.

"Like going to disney world for the first time, it's pretty good.," says Bernard Teich, U.S. Army.

"We are so excited," says Annette Slaydon, wife of U.S. Air Force soldier, Matthew Slaydon. "Looks like he's surfing to me ."

"I've never done it before, of course I've never been to hHwaii either," saus Brian Field, U.S. Army.

But, never say never. By surfboard or canoe, these guys took off to catch a wave and feel like they're standing on top of the world.

"Hearing them hooting and hollering at each other is pretty cool," says Matt Slaydon, U.S. Air Force.

"It felt fantastic, felt the wind in my face, taste the salt in my mouth, hear the guys laughing, it reminds you that it's good to be alive," says Slaydon.

Matt nearly lost his life during his third tour of duty when an ied blew up just two feet from his face. He lost his eye sight and left arm.

"Because when he found out he was blind he thought his life was going to be over, and this is just the perfect thing to show him that it's not," says his wife, Annette.

"In the beginning you think nothing fun is ever gonna happen again," says Slaydon. "I never ever thought i'd be surfing in a million years."

"Obviously just the most inspiring thing, i think anybody can witness," says Annette.

"Oh yeah, definately a ten, a ten, definately, yeah."

It was all made possible by Operation Comfort. A group that puts on events for soldiers all across the country.

You can find out more about Operation Comfort on their website.

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