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Service and Sacrifice: Cpl William Kyle Carpenter
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Service and Sacrifice: Cpl William Kyle Carpenter

Cpl Carpenter covered an enemy grenade in Afghanistan to protect his fellow Marine. He survived the blast and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courage. dd

Medal of Honor Podcast

November 20, 20235m 38s

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Show Notes

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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