Service and Sacrifice: Cpl William Kyle Carpenter

Corporal William Kyle Carpenter covered an enemy grenade in Afghanistan to protect his fellow Marine. He was severely injured, and had to be resuscitated multiple times, but he survived. It took him three years to recover, and he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courage.

You can read Carpenter's Medal of Honor Citation on the National Medal of Honor Museum website.

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