i took one right there. and came out here. took the one in my side and leg. reporter: carroll was wounded in afghanistan, but in ft. hood, texas, last november. at first, carroll thought the shooting was a joke. then after being hit by two bullets, carroll says he came face to face with the suspected shooter, major nidal hasan. me and him just like looked at each other and the only thing i could think was [ bleep ]. da damn it, i m dead. he fired two shots. one went past my ear, the other went in my leg. reporter: by the time is smoke cleared, 13 were dead. it s bumpy. reporter: three months later, the company deployed to afghanistan. despite his wounds, carroll was determined to be here with them. no, you re not going, you re
rampage by a lone gunman last november. at first, carroll thought the shooting was a joke. then, after being hit by two bullets, carroll says he came face to face with the suspected shooter, major nadal hassan. me and him looked at each other and all you re thinking is [ bleep ]. you know? damn it, i m dead. he fired off two shots. one went past the ear and the other hit me in the leg. reporter: by the time the smoke cleared, 13 people were dead. carroll s company lost three soldiers that day. it s bumpy. reporter: three months later the company deployed to afghanistan. despite the rounds, carroll was determined to be there with him. you won t make it. you won t make it. i like proving people wrong. it s my thing, i guess. reporter: in afghanistan, the 20th engineering battalion hunts