Greene's story is the inspiration behind the Legion Veterans Village, Canada's first centre of excellence for veterans and first responders.

Trevor Greene was meeting with elder in an Afghan village when a 16-year-old attacked him with an axe. Doctors thought he wouldn't survive, but he continues to defy all odds.

The Canadian soldier who was debilitated in a vicious axe attack in Afghanistan is making remarkable progress in his recovery thanks to researchers at SFU and some futuristic-looking machinery.