William Kyle Carpenter ( Eng. William Kyle Carpenter , October 17, 1989 , Flowood , Mississippi ) - American soldier who was in the US Marines , dismissed from service because of serious injuries that he received during the fighting in Afghanistan , participating in Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010. Winner of the highest US military awards - Medals of Honor [1] .
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| Date of Birth | October 17, 1989 (29 years) |
| Place of Birth | Flowwood , MS |
| Affiliation |  USA |
| Type of army |  US Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 2009 - 2013 |
| Rank |  corporal |
| Part | Company "Foxes" 2nd Battalion of the 9th Marine Regiment 1st Regimental Combat Group 1st Marine Corps Division |
| Battles / Wars | War on terrorism
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| Awards and prizes |  Medal of Honor  Purple heart  Medal for Military Achievement  Battle ribbon  Gratitude of the Navy  Medal "For Impeccable Service" (USA)  National Defense Service Medal (USA)  Campaign Medal in Afghanistan  Medal for participation in the ISAF  Medal "For participation in the global war on terrorism"  Accurate Rifle Arrow Sign |
| Retired | since July 2013 |
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Biography
Kyle Carpenter was born in Flowood , Mississippi , on October 17, 1989. He studied at the W. Wyman King Academy High School in Batsburg , South Carolina , from which he graduated in 2008. In February 2009, he joined the United States Marine Corps at the Columbia recruiting center and completed a basic combat training course at the Perris Island Marine Corps Depot in the same year [1] .
Participated in hostilities in Afghanistan in 2010, where he was seriously injured, after which he underwent rehabilitation at the National Naval Medical Center , which lasted more than two years [2] .
After his discharge from military service for health reasons in July 2013, Carpenter entered the University of South Carolina in Colombia [2] [3] .
Military Service
After completing the course of the young soldier, and then the Camp Geiger Marine School at the Camp Lejeun Marine Corps Military Training Center in North Carolina , as a private first class , Carpenter was included in the Fox Company , 2nd battalion of the 9th Marine Regiment , 1st Regimental Combat Group of the Marine Corps , 1st Division of the Marine Corps where he served as a machine gunner from September 2009 to November 2010.
In July 2010, a junior corporal Carpenter was sent to the Marjah region of Helmand Province in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom . On November 21, 2010, during a battle with a Taliban detachment, Carpenter was seriously injured by an enemy's hand grenade [4] [5] , which fragments damaged his face, right arm, and deprived his right eye [2] . Carpenter himself, in his own words, does not remember in detail what happened on the roof during the battle, when he and his friend were injured, but witnesses and the results of the investigation indicate that he rushed to the grenade in an attempt to protect his friend and colleague younger corporal Nick Ufracio from the explosion [2] [6] .
Subsequently, Kyle Carpenter underwent about 40 operations in 2.5 years [7] and describes this as the most difficult period of rehabilitation, which “never seemed to end” [2] .
Medal of Honor
On June 19, 2014, an award ceremony was held at the White House in Washington State , in which President Barack Obama, on behalf of the congress, was honored to present to the younger Corporal Kyle Carpenter the highest US military award - the Medal of Honor [8] .
“The youngest corporal of the United States Marine Corps, William Kyle Carpenter. For outstanding courage and bravery, shown at risk to his own life, over the demands of duty, while serving as the gunner-gunner of the Second Battalion of the Ninth Marine Regiment, First Regimental Combat Group, First Marine Division, First Expeditionary Marine Corps, Helmand Province in Afghanistan, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom on November 21, 2010. The Younger Corporal Carpenter was a member of a platoon of coalition forces consisting of two reinforced rifle divisions Marine Corps in collaboration with the office of the Afghan National Army. The platoon deployed a base of action for the Dakota intelligence unit two days earlier, in a small village in the Marjah area, with the goal of obstructing the enemy’s activities and ensuring security for the local population of Afghanistan. The younger Corporal Carpenter and his colleague took their positions on the roof of the military escort around the perimeter of the Dakota base, when the enemy launched an attack using hand grenades, one of which fell into their position. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own safety, the younger corporal Carpenter moved toward the grenade in an attempt to protect his colleague from a deadly explosion. When the grenade exploded, his body took the brunt of it, having suffered serious injuries, but thus preserving the life of his colleague. Demonstrating bravery, dedication to duty and unshakable fighting spirit in the face of almost inevitable death, the younger corporal Carpenter deserved honor and respect, and personifies the higher traditions of the United States Marine Corps and Naval Forces. " [9]
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
For example, the FD, the 2d Battalion, the 9th Marines, the Regimental Combat Team, the 1st Marine Division (Forward), the I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in support of the Operation Enduring Freedom on November 21, 2010. It was a member of a platoon-sized coalition force, composed of two reinforced corps. It had been established that it had been established for the Afghan population. Lance Corporal of the Patrol Base Backing Up Without a caring for his own safety. When his grenade is detonated, his body absorbed, his body was severely wounded; There are no limits on the number of deaths and deaths.Life after injury
After leaving Kyle Carpenter, he enrolled at the University of South Carolina , where he is a member of the Kappa-Sigma student association [2]
Carpenter became a Marine Corps representative at several events dedicated to the Regiment of Wounded Military , such as: meeting with President Obama , meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, and meeting with Marine Corps General James Amos . In February 2015, he appeared as an honored guest at the Marjah Marines reunion [10] .
Carpenter also appeared in the video clip of Mike Corrado (Still in the Fight), which went to the Fisher House Foundation , which provides free and cheap housing for families of veterans undergoing treatment in military hospitals [11] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 “Corporal William Kyle Carpenter”
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Medal of Honor: The Kyle Carpenter Story” (not available link) . The appeal date is April 7, 2016. Archived March 28, 2016.
- ↑ President Obama to Award Medal of Honor
- ↑ Marine Ball to welcome Medal of Honor nominee
- ↑ Uncommon Valor: The Kyle Carpenter Story
- ↑ David Letterman - Medal of Honor Recipient, Cpl. Kyle Carpenter: Under Attack
- ↑ CBS News "Kyle Carpenter, an American hero"
- ↑ President Obama Awards The Medal of Honor to Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter
- ↑ Medal of Honor Official Citation
- ↑ Marine Corps Base Quantico "Crossroads of the Marine Corps"
- ↑ Marine hit by grenade rates MoH, buddies say