A WOUNDED veteran competing in the Invictus Games received heartwarming encouragement from his teammate after the sound of a helicopter flying overhead triggered his PTSD.

Navy mine warfare specialist Paul Guest, 54, was visibly shaken by the flyover during his wheelchair tennis doubles match at Sydney Olympic Park.

The veteran, from Kirby-le-Soken, who was seriously injured while serving in Northern Ireland, became so emotional he was unable to play.

Dutch teammate Edwin Vermetten realised his comrade was suffering and rushed across the court to offer his aid. Grabbing Guest by the shoulders, Vermetten pulled their foreheads together and did his best to calm him down.

The Dutchman described how he used a rendition of the popular song ‘Let it Go’ from the Disney film Frozen to ease his distress.

Speaking to the Invictus Games website following the match, he said: “I took him by the face and said: ‘Look at me. We are a team so let it go. Look into my eyes and sing the Frozen song’, and we did.

“For him, this was the moment he let go, and he did, he literally let it all go.” Incredibly, Guest regrouped to deliver the match-winning serve.

The veteran, from Kirby, spent ten years locked in his house after he suffered his injuries, which left him partially deaf, visually impaired and incontinent.

He has transformed his life by using sport as a tool on his road to recovery.

He is competing in the shot put, discus, 400m, 1500m, tennis, archery, powerlifting and basketball.

Guest said: “Pulling on the Invictus Games uniform is like pulling on my Navy uniform. Without Help for Heroes and the Invictus Games I honestly wouldn’t be here today.”