Wounded Marine veteran from South Carolina to receive Medal of Honor: report

Wounded Marine veteran from South Carolina to receive Medal of Honor: report

Posted by Sylvester on Friday, March 7, 2014 0

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Retired Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, 24, reportedly will receive the military honor for leaping on a grenade and saving a fellow Marine during an attack in Afghanistan in 2010.

Marine Corps veteran Kyle Carpenter was severely wounded in Afghanistan in November 2010 when he shielded another Marine from a grenade. He reportedly will receive the Medal of Honor.

A Marine veteran who was severely injured in Afghanistan when he jumped on a grenade to save another Marine's life is set to receive the nation's highest military honor, according to a report.

Retired Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, 24, will become the third Marine since 9/11 to receive the Medal of Honor in a yet-to-be announced ceremony at the White House, the Marine Corps Times reported.

The South Carolina native lost his right eye and most of his teeth and had his jaw and arm mangled when he leapt on a grenade to protect a friend during an attack in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in November 2010.

The other Marine, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Eufrazio, 21, was also critically injured in the blast, but survived.

A Marine Corps spokesman wouldn't comment on the report and referred questions about the award to the White House.