>> watters world segment tonight it fighting back from near death. 2006 sergeant mayor jesse accosta from southern california hit in the face with a mortar round from iraq. a 34 year veteran of the army. he lost both eyes. had his jawbone shattered and suffered a variety of other injuries. while healing, he was given massive amounts of narcotics and became addicted. took him four years to get clean the sergeant now sits on the board of the independence fundraising money for high tech wheelchairs for other badly wounded vets. we sent jesse watters out to talk to mr. accosta. sergeant major jess a accosta, when did you know you wanted to be in the military. >> my father was a world war ii vet. and i would hear his stories. i decided very young that i would join the military and i did right after high school. >> where were you based? >> my first home station was fort lewis, washington. >> when 9/11 happened, did