Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter jumped on a grenade that landed near him and his friend. His body absorbed the brunt of the blast.

Cpl. Kyle Carpenter was seriously wounded using his body to absorb a grenade blast that threatened a fellow Marine.

Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter saved another Marine's life in 2010 in Afghanistan when he jumped in front of a grenade to absorb ...

The Navy will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer for the youngest living Marine to receive the ...

The announcement was made by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro during the annual Surface Navy Association symposium, where he ...

Marine veteran Kyle Carpenter, a Medal of Honor recipient, will have a guided missile destroyer named in his honor.

When the Navy awards one of its toughest, most capable ships the name of a living Medal of Honor recipient, it says something profound about faith in patriotism and in perseverance. The DDG‑148, now ...

Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter launched himself in front of a live grenade to save a fellow Marine. Now the Navy is naming a ship after him.

According to a report in the Navy Times, the destroyer will be named after Gilbert native, Corporal Kyle Carpenter.

Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, who took 99% of a grenade blast while shielding a fellow marine in Afghanistan in 2010, was yesterday awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama. Kyle, 24, is only the ...

Four years later, and a year after enrolling at USC in August 2013, he was awarded the nation’s highest military honor – the Medal of Honor – at 24 years old by then-President Barack Obama.

A Medal of Honor recipient with ties to South Carolina is receiving another big honor. Navy Secretary John C. Phelan posted ...