On November 21, 2010, Carpenter and another Marine, Nick Eufrazio, were manning a rooftop security post during defence of the village of Marjah, Helmand Province, from a Taliban attack. According to his Medal of Honor citation, the enemy initiated a daylight attack with hand grenades, one of which landed inside their sandbagged position. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own safety, Lance Corporal Carpenter moved toward the grenade in an attempt to shield his fellow Marine from the deadly blast. When the grenade detonated, his body absorbed the brunt of the blast, severely wounding him, but saving the life of his fellow Marine. Carpenter's jaw and right arm were shattered, and he lost his right eye and most of his teeth. He underwent dozens of surgeries. Later on in 2014, Carpenter recieved the Medal of Honour, being the youngest recipient of the Medal of Honour in history. [@V.VID.22, @Asher weinst, @Cougar221] #fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #military #usmilitary #america #usa #unitedstates #marinecorps #usmarine #usmarines #unitedstatesmarinecorps #war #kylecarpenter #williamkylecarpenter #story #education #soldier #future #career #dream #job