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Could you imagine what it's like for Kyle Carpenter, who will receive the Medal of Honor in June, to sit in a classroom at the University of South Carolina? I hope his professors and fellow students appreciate the caliber of person they have among them.
The 25-year-old South Carolina resident will be honored with the Medal of Honor for shielding a fellow Marine from a grenade blast in Afghanistan in 2010.
Retired Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, a graduate of W. Wyman King Academy in Batesburg, will travel to Washington D.C. on June 19 to receive the honor, according to the White House.
Carpenter is receiving the award for an incident in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov. 21, 2010.
The corporal jumped in front of a live grenade to shield his friend, fellow Cpl. Nick Eufrazio, from the blast.
Carpenter lost his right eye and most of his teeth in the attack. His jaw was also shattered and his arm was broken in dozens of places, but he and Eufrazio survived the attack.
Since then, the now medically-retired Carpenter has had over 40 surgeries to repair his arm and his face and has worked to serve as an ambassador for the Marine Corps and the state of South Carolina.
"I think that carries a huge responsibility and puts a lot of weight on my shoulders to be a positive figure for South Carolina," Carpenter said.
Carpenter attends the University of South Carolina.
Could you imagine what it's like for Kyle Carpenter, who will receive the Medal of Honor in June, to sit in a classroom at the University of South Carolina? I hope his professors and fellow students appreciate the caliber of person they have among them.
The 25-year-old South Carolina resident will be honored with the Medal of Honor for shielding a fellow Marine from a grenade blast in Afghanistan in 2010.
Retired Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, a graduate of W. Wyman King Academy in Batesburg, will travel to Washington D.C. on June 19 to receive the honor, according to the White House.
Carpenter is receiving the award for an incident in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom on Nov. 21, 2010.
The corporal jumped in front of a live grenade to shield his friend, fellow Cpl. Nick Eufrazio, from the blast.
Carpenter lost his right eye and most of his teeth in the attack. His jaw was also shattered and his arm was broken in dozens of places, but he and Eufrazio survived the attack.
Since then, the now medically-retir
"I think that carries a huge responsibility and puts a lot of weight on my shoulders to be a positive figure for South Carolina," Carpenter said.
Carpenter attends the University of South Carolina.
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