Gilbert, South Carolina native William Kyle Carpenter, a Marine Corps veteran severely wounded during a November 2010 grenade attack in Afghanistan, will receive the nation's highest combat valor ...

Retired Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, who shielded a fellow Marine from a grenade blast in Afghanistan in 2010, was awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday by President Obama, NBC News reported.

Retired Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter hopes to turn his new-found fame as a Medal of Honor recipient into something positive for others, and his first foray in that realm is helping publicize the ...