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| US Marine Cpl William Carpenter to get Medal of Honor | US Marine Cpl William Carpenter to get Medal of Honor |
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| US President Barack Obama is to award the Medal of Honor to Marine Cpl William Kyle Carpenter, the eighth living veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to be awarded the nation's highest military decoration. | US President Barack Obama is to award the Medal of Honor to Marine Cpl William Kyle Carpenter, the eighth living veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to be awarded the nation's highest military decoration. |
| In 2010 Cpl Carpenter rushed toward a live grenade to shield a comrade during a Taliban attack in Afghanistan. | In 2010 Cpl Carpenter rushed toward a live grenade to shield a comrade during a Taliban attack in Afghanistan. |
| He was severely injured, losing an eye and suffering a collapsed lung. | He was severely injured, losing an eye and suffering a collapsed lung. |
| He will be presented with the award at the White House on Thursday afternoon. | He will be presented with the award at the White House on Thursday afternoon. |
| In November 2010, Cpl Carpenter and his squad came under attack in Helmand province. | In November 2010, Cpl Carpenter and his squad came under attack in Helmand province. |
| Cpl Carpenter - an automatic rifleman - was holding a position on a rooftop with comrade Lance Cpl Nicholas Eufrazio when a grenade was thrown at them. | Cpl Carpenter - an automatic rifleman - was holding a position on a rooftop with comrade Lance Cpl Nicholas Eufrazio when a grenade was thrown at them. |
| Cpl Carpenter ran toward the grenade and his body took the majority of the blast. Lance Cpl Eufrazio was also severely wounded. | Cpl Carpenter ran toward the grenade and his body took the majority of the blast. Lance Cpl Eufrazio was also severely wounded. |
| Cpl Carpenter's jaw and numerous other bones were shattered, his right eye was destroyed, and he suffered a collapsed lung. | Cpl Carpenter's jaw and numerous other bones were shattered, his right eye was destroyed, and he suffered a collapsed lung. |
| After two and a half years in hospital, Cpl Carpenter was medically retired from the Marine Corps in July 2013. | |
| "Going from toting a machinegun in Afghanistan… to using a bed pan, and I can't even put my own socks on - that was hard to kind of suck it up," Cpl Carpenter, now 24, told a Marine Corps website. | "Going from toting a machinegun in Afghanistan… to using a bed pan, and I can't even put my own socks on - that was hard to kind of suck it up," Cpl Carpenter, now 24, told a Marine Corps website. |
| "I look back and I'm actually very appreciative I had those two and a half years because those years put things in perspective more than a whole lifetime of things could if I wasn't there." | "I look back and I'm actually very appreciative I had those two and a half years because those years put things in perspective more than a whole lifetime of things could if I wasn't there." |
| Born in Flowood, Mississippi, he is now a full-time student at the University of South Carolina. | Born in Flowood, Mississippi, he is now a full-time student at the University of South Carolina. |