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Marine who dove on grenade awarded Medal of Honor (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

Marine Lance Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, who fell on a live grenade to shield his fellow Marines from the impending blast, was awarded the Medal of Honor Thursday for his heroic and selfless actions that fateful day in Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter, now 24, was seriously wounded from the explosion. He lost most of his […]

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