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A vintage. original fundraising T shirt for Special Agent Joe Piersante. Mens 2XL.
See original news article from 2011:
Philly DEA Raising Funds for Agent Wounded in Afghanistan
14 years ago
By Allan Lengel
The Philadelphia DEA is drumming up some cash to help the family of agent Joe Piersante, a member of the DEA Foreign-deployed Advisory Support Team (FAST) who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan while on a mission last Fall.
The Philly DEA is selling t-shirts and plans a fundraising event –Beef and Beer — in April.
The DEA said that Piersante was operating in Helmand Province Afghanistan on a counter-narcotics mission along with a combined task force of Afghan National Units along with Australian Special Operations Forces when he encountered Taliban insurgents.
Piersante was struck in the head with a 7.62 mm round, which penetrated his ballistic helmet, passed through both frontal lobes of his brain and caused severe trauma to both optical nerves.
The DEA says he has progressed and is home, but will need to undergo months of intensive rehabilitation. His wife, an intensive care nurse, has taken a leave of absence from her job to help Piersante, the DEA said.
