LCpl. William Kyle Carpenter to receive the Medal of Honor
Stars & Stripes reports that Marine Lance Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter will be awarded the Medal of Honor for taking the brunt of a grenade blast which saved his buddy, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Eufrazio;
Carpenter was nominated for the nation’s highest award for valor following reports that he covered a grenade to save the life of his friend, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Eufrazio, during an insurgent attack in the Marjah district of Helmand province as the two Marines were standing guard on a rooftop on Nov. 21, 2010. Carpenter and Eufrazio survived the blast, but suffered severe wounds. Carpenter lost an eye and most of his teeth and shattered his jaw; his arm was also broken in several places.
Damage from shrapnel to the frontal lobe of Eufrazio’s brain left him unable to speak for two years.
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After a long recovery and more than 30 surgeries, Carpenter ran the Marine Corps Marathon last year and posted a time of 4:28:42, according to the ‘Operation Kyle’ Facebook page, which was created by Carpenter’s supporters.
Category: Marine Corps, Real Soldiers
Unbelievable.
Well done, young man. Damn well done.
Is that him after the marathon? He seems to be doing well, much better than you would expect-says a lot about modern rehab.
What a war fighter.
Oorah, Lance Cocoanut!
Well done Lance Corporal! All my respect and honor. I hope you will recover completely and soon.
Iron man.
Looks like it was his right arm. Semper Fi, Marine. They should have Gen Mattis put it on him, from one warrior to another.
I couldn’t agree more!
Brass ones, there. It’s heartening to learn that some of today’s younger generation put others before self.
Recover soon.
The human personification of the Warrior Spirit! Phenomenal and sounds like it is very well-deserved!
Brass Balls LCpl. Carpenter, brass fucking balls.
I have said it many times here before and it IS worth saying again, “as long as WE continue to produce such courageous men, our great Nation will survive.”
Outstanding!
God bless all those who go in harm’s way and even more so who take the worst the world can throw at them and still thrive.
Bravo Zulu, LCPL!
OOO-FUCKING-Rah!!!!
Well done Marine!!!!! You make us all proud!
Speechless….
Outmuthafreakingstanding!!!
Semper Fidelis Marine. We are so proud of you.
Well deserved!
The Marine whom he saved is actually in worse shape than he. His injuries surprisingly/ironically are more severe, but if not for the actions of Lance Cpl Carpenter his friend Nicholas Eufrazio would have died.
What you don’t see in the picture is the wheelbarrow he uses to cart around his giant brass balls.
Semper Fidelis, little brother. You have done the Corps proud. God bless you.
I am doing my research now on this young man in preparations for the MoH ceremony. I watch them all. The last few, me and my soon to be eight year old son, have watched together. We stand during entire ceremony at attention (Attention To Awards) and render a hand salute once the medal is placed around his neck!
Here are some videos clips about Kyle …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6MOsb9UC_8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfag9gOAI2k
How the EF did that happen?
Put that boy out to stud…. GREAT job!
koff koff (Peralta!) koff koff
(No intentions of detracting from Carpenter!)
One can only hope the Medal is pinned on by somene like Mattis who wouldn’t soil it with fingers unworthy to wipe the recipient’s ass (koff koff OBAMA kff koff)
The MoH is awarded by the President.
I might suggest that we focus on the recipient and his actions, the fact that the President by his hand has approved the award after exhaustive reviews and recommendations and he will personally speak to and about the actions and then present the award.
Now is not the time to defame the Commander in Chief as he is about to conduct a well deserved and most traditional display of our Nation’s graditude to a most deserving young man!
Yeah-I can’t stand Obama, but he has treated all of the award ceremonies so far with appropriate decorum and dignity.