>> reporter: one by one, the wounded warriors, even corporal herric, enter these small grottos, whereed in what is believed to be holy water. >> the shock of the water wasn't as bad as my emotions. that in itself was something to grasp. >> the following day, i felt a change within me. i wasn't having as much back pain. i wasn't having as much pain up my shoulder. for some reason, my face felt lighter. >> reporter: chris, who was blinded in iraq, is on his third visit. after his first bath, he was disappointed not to be cured. but in the end, his wife says, he was healed in a different way. >> he wasn't cured visually, but he was cured in another way. our family was very broken. after we came last year, he started stepping up to the plate and being the man that he was before he went to iraq. >> reporter: ultimately, these soldiers know the point of a pilgrimage is not to look for a specific outcome, but instead to step into the unknown and perhaps to learn something profound about yourself. >> i love you guy, like, all of you have been beautiful and -- it's like watching you guys smile