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[PHOTOS] Kyle Carpenter Receives the Medal of Honor

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U.S. President Barack Obama giving the honor during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. Retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter received the medal for taking the blast from a grenade to protect fellow a Marine and sustained major wounds while in Afghanistan in 2010. (Getty)

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William Kyle Carpenter was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Obama for saving a comrade from a grenade in Afghanistan. Here are the pictures.