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Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, USMC
"Please take it from me, enjoy every day to the fullest, don't take life too seriously, always try to make it count, appreciate the small and simple things, be kind and help others, let the ones you love always know you love them, and when things get hard trust there is a bigger plan and that you will be stronger for it."
— Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, USMC
Medal of Honor Recipient
OUR NAMESAKE
Kyle Carpenter enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2009. In 2010, he was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In November 2010, Lance Corporal Carpenter and Lance Corporal Nicholas Eufrazio were manning a rooftop security position in Helmand Province when a live grenade landed next to them. Without hesitation, Carpenter threw himself between the grenade and his fellow Marine, absorbing the majority of the explosion. He sustained catastrophic injuries, including a skull fracture and a punctured lung, and was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby military hospital.
Against all odds, Carpenter survived. He spent two and a half years in the hospital and endured more than 40 surgeries. On June 19, 2014, Corporal Carpenter received the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration in the United States, for his extraordinary act of selfless courage.
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