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Cpl. Kyle Carpenter was seriously wounded using his body to absorb a grenade blast that threatened a fellow Marine.
The U.S. Navy has announced that its newest destroyer will be named after South Carolina war hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpe ...
Marine veteran Kyle Carpenter, a Medal of Honor recipient, will have a guided missile destroyer named in his honor.
Celebrate Leadville's western mining heritage at the 76th Annual Leadville Boom Days. Enjoy food, crafts, live music, and ...
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.
The USS Kyle Carpenter is a guided missile destroyer and is a tribute to the Midland's Marine who threw himself on a grenade ...
The Navy will name a destroyer after him. Carpenter was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving a fellow serviceman.
Navy Secretary John C. Phelan posted Monday on X that the branch’s next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would be named the USS Kyle Carpenter.