Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter was seen on TVs all over the country Sunday.
Carpenter appeared in The Super Bowl’s Tribute to America video featuring Johnny Cash’s …
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Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter was seen on TVs all over the country Sunday.
Carpenter appeared in The Super Bowl’s Tribute to America video featuring Johnny Cash’s “Ragged Old Flag.”
Carpenter is a US Marine Corps veteran. He received Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery during Operation Enduring Freedom in November 2010.
Carpenter and his Marine unit were on patrol in the Helmland Province of Afghanistan when a grenade landed near him and a another soldier.
Carpenter threw himself on the explosive to protect fellow Marine Cpl. Nick Eufrazio and others from the blast.
His sustained catastrophic injuries and flat lined 3 times in the hospital.
His survival is called miraculous.
The National Football League aired the patriotic salute to the flag ad just before the National Anthem.
State Sen. Katrina Frye Shealy, who represents Gilbert, said via Facebook, “So proud of our own Kyle Carpenter.”
In February 2019, the Batesburg-Leesville Department of Motor Vehicles announced it named its state building in honor of Carpenter.
Shealy sponsored the resolution honoring Carpenter.
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