Aaron Pierce (24 character)

Aaron Pierce
24 character
First appearance	Day 1 – Episode 2
Last appearance	Day 7 – Episode 24
Portrayed by	Glenn Morshower
Days	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Other Appearances	24: The Game

Aaron Pierce is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by actor Glenn Morshower. Pierce is a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service, tasked with leading the teams guarding, at various times, David Palmer and Charles Logan. Pierce has one son, who, when last he was mentioned, was serving in the U.S. Navy. Aside from Jack Bauer, Pierce is the only character to have appeared in each of the first seven seasons of 24, and is also one of the few long standing characters to survive his tenure in the show.

Aaron Pierce joined the Secret Service during Ronald Reagan's second term in office, and was eventually assigned to the detail of presidential candidate U.S. Senator David Palmer (D-MD) while he was campaigning during Day One. He spoke to Palmer of a son in the Navy on Day Two; his son was brought up again in conversation in Day Four, when Pierce indicated his son recently re-upped.

Aaron is an exceptionally dedicated agent, who realizes that he is not the person to determine policy or one to tell his "principal" what s/he should do. However, he is extremely patriotic, shown by his re-entry to government service following his retirement, and also one to realize that, should he witness (or have strong suspicion of) illegal acts, even by his principal, he must report it as failure to do so would constitute complicity. He realizes that his duty is to the American people (he would willingly "take a bullet" in the line of duty), but also that, sometimes, his principal must serve them.

During Day 1, Agent Pierce, who was part of a special unit called in when serious threats are made against someone's life, was put in charge of the Secret Service detail protecting Palmer. He helped protect Palmer from two assassination attempts during the course of that day.

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