U.S. Marine Who Saved His Friend's Life in Afghanistan Receives Medal of Ho**r

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U.S. Marine Who Saved His Friend's Life in Afghanistan Receives Medal of Ho**r
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There's a reason Marine Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter doesn't hide his scars: He's proud of them and the service they represent.

President Barack Obama (http://mashable.com/category/barack-obama/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) awarded the highest military award in the United States to the retired marine for diving on top of a live grenade to save a fellow marine.

Carpenter, 24, who received the Medal of Ho**r on Thursday, was on post in Afghanistan in **vember 2010 with his Corporal Nick Eufrazio, a friend, when enemy forces threw several hand grenades into the compound. One of the explosives landed between the two men, and in a split-second, Carpenter jumped on top of it, shielding Eufrazio from the blast and ultimately saving his life. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/kyle-carpenter-medal-of-ho**r/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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