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  1. Alma mater. University of South Carolina ( BA) William Kyle Carpenter (born October 17, 1989) is a medically retired United States Marine who received the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient.

  2. Nov 20, 2021 · Kyle Carpenter was a Marine who shielded his friend from a grenade in Afghanistan in 2010. He survived the explosion but suffered severe wounds and a long recovery. Read his story of courage, honor, and recovery.

    • Thomas J. Brennan
  3. Kyle Carpenter's experiences at a young age forged lessons that he passes on to captivated audiences. Through storytelling around his powerful journey in war and recovery, audiences will gain insights into leadership, adversity, and finding a joyful purpose in life.

  4. Oct 14, 2019 · Kyle Carpenter is the youngest recipient of the Medal of Honor in history, but what earned him the medal was his brave decision to dive on an enemy grenade that landed between him and his best ...

    • Don Yaeger
  5. Oct 31, 2019 · William Kyle Carpenter knows the pain will come. Nine years after throwing himself on a Taliban hand grenade in Afghanistan to protect a fellow Marine from injury, Carpenter is a blur of motion.

  6. Jun 19, 2014 · Kyle Carpenter, a retired corporal and college student, received the nation's highest military honor for throwing himself on a grenade to save his fellow Marine in Afghanistan in 2010. He survived 40 surgeries and blindness in one eye, and praised his medical team and his "band of brothers".

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  8. Oct 15, 2019 · Kyle Carpenter is truly amazing! He is definitely an American hero. His memoir deserves to be a huge success. I wish Kyle and his coauthor Don Yaeger the very best with You Are Worth It.” — MIKE KRZYZEWSKI, Duke University men’s basketball coach “I think Kyle Carpenter is one of the greatest living Americans, and I’m honored to ...

    • Kyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger
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