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Mar 23, 2022 · Kyle Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, lauded for conspicuous gallantry in the face of mortal danger. During an ill-fated deployment to Marjah, Afghanistan in 2010, Kyle made a split-second decision that saved his friend’s life on a rooftop. It came at great personal cost and revealed one of Kyle’s most fundamental ...
Jun 20, 2014 · June 19, 2014. WASHINGTON — Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, an automatic rifleman who shielded a fellow Marine from a grenade thrown at them during a firefight in Afghanistan in 2010, received the ...
Nov 21, 2020 · Kyle Carpenter, the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, celebrated his 10th alive day with a moving video on Friday. Carpenter received the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama on June ...
Nov 11, 2019 · Retired Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter reminds all of us of why America is worth fighting and dying for. In 2010, Carpenter was severely injured after diving ont...
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Jun 19, 2014 · President Obama awarded Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter (Ret.) with the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony for his heroic actions during a November 2010 grenade attack in Afghanistan.
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Jun 23, 2014 · On June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama awarded Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Corporal Carpenter received the Medal of ...
Jun 19, 2014 · The Medal of Honor is presented for gallantry on the battlefield. But today, we also recognize Kyle Carpenter for his valor since in the hard fight for recovery. Eventually, Kyle woke up after five weeks in a coma. I want you to consider what Kyle has endured just to stand here today -- more than two and a half years in the hospital.
