For 13 years, Chief Warrant officer David Travadon was an engineer bomb disposal expert. In November 2009 during a demining mission, at the frontier between Lebanon and Israel with the 13 Engineer Regiment, David Travadon lost his right arm and an eye. According to him, he “owes his life to his comrades”. After six months of hospitalization and a dozen of chirurgical surgeries, which allowed him to recover from blindness, he came back home. The day after, he is riding on the track again. In September 2010, he reintegrated his regiment as a trainer of managers. “ I feel completely backed by the Army”. This has allowed him to train for Cycling and Athletics in the Invictus Games, whilst he aims for his ultimate goal of the Paralympics.