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>> 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...

>> 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...

Dhee have gone through, but he directly hit that car. >> the collision finally brings the chase to an end. >> the driver was actually laying across the passenger seat in the lab of the female passenger. >> he just like hold me. just take me in your arm and get ready to die together. i was just like pray for my own life. >> officer accosta fears the worst for the passenger. >> greatly expected her to be shot. was greatly relieved to find that she was not when i got to the vehicle. >> the suspect is unarmed. he has been shot four times. >> when it was all said and done, i was like patting myself...

Regrate. >> there were indicators that he was going to be confrontational. >> thomas shannon, now retired, was a campus police officer at the time. >> you know, sometimes you just overlook those things. >> reluctantly, the suspect gets up. but instead of facing the table, the 6'2" bergen stares down the much smaller burnett. the rookie officer tries to assert his authority. >> are you going to cooperate or not? >> i think there were times when the officer was trying to establish himself as the alpha dog in the situation. >> stewart warner reported on the story. >> he was a young officer. and t...

Eye and you go through all of the pain you went through. wh goes throughh your mind today. >> i justt go back there and i remember how i felt and i think this is why i am here today. i wasn't born to afternoon ice cream shop. i was born to defend myself country and tell everyone the important thingings. >> you were not sure how to get back in society. wounded warriors brought you back in and gary, as an executive chairman of accosta. you are a marketing firm that has relationships with productts like this on the table. you heard about wounded warriors and you took action how? >> i was aware of...