Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter, Medal of Honor recipient and guest speaker, talks to Marines during a 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing evening colors ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 23. Carpenter earned the Medal of Honor for diving on a live grenade to save his friend during a deployment with Company “F,” 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team-1, 1st Marine Division (Forward), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
| Date Taken: | 06.23.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2014 18:03 |
| Photo ID: | 1419816 |
| VIRIN: | 140623-M-OB827-105 |
| Resolution: | 5184x3024 |
| Size: | 7.91 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, US |
| Hometown: | GILBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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