Joe Piersante

Retired DEA Agent Shot and Left Blind. His Story and Inspiring Life. Special Episode. He shares his remarkable journey of overcoming adversity. While serving in Afghanistan as part of the DEA's FAST (SWAT) team, tasked with combatting the heroin industry, he faced numerous violent encounters with the Taliban. Retied DEA Agent Joe Piersante embodies resilience after surviving a gunshot to the head in Afghanistan. Despite enduring severe injuries that left him blind, his story is one of inspirati...

Shot through the head in Afghanistan. Retired DEA Agent Joe Piersante survived.