▁from ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁distance ▁away . ▁The ▁ord n ance ▁struck ▁Gent ile ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁head , ▁bl inding ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁eye ▁and ▁cr ushing ▁b ones ▁in ▁his ▁che ek . ▁The ▁ro cket ▁then ▁r ico ch et ed ▁off ▁of ▁Gent ile ▁and ▁struck ▁a ▁young ▁pl ato on ▁leader , ▁L t . ▁D erek ▁Z otto , ▁in ▁the ▁el bow . ▁ ▁Gent ile ▁managed ▁to ▁capture ▁his ▁highly ▁unusual ▁injury ▁on ▁video . ▁ ▁He ▁under w ent ▁several ▁sur ger ies ▁including ▁one ▁at ▁a ▁U . S . ▁military ▁hospital ▁at ▁B agram ▁Air field ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁After ▁numerous ▁operations ▁and ▁months ▁of ▁re h abil itation , ▁Gent ile ▁returned ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁res umed ▁front ▁line ▁reporting , ▁which ▁is ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁his ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁book ▁Bl inds ided ▁by ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁publication , ▁Gent ile ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁N BC ▁Today ▁CNN ▁Sunday ▁Mor ning , ▁C - Span ▁and ▁other ▁leading ▁programs . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁George ▁Marshall ▁R uge ▁will ▁direct ▁the ▁feature - film ▁length ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Bl inds ided ▁by ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Gent ile ▁is ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Gall ow ay ▁Award , ▁named ▁for ▁U PI ▁combat ▁correspond ent ▁and ▁Mc Cl atch