Remarks by President Obama at Presentation of the Medal of Honor to Corporal William Kyle Carpenter

by Gary Kopycinski on June 19, 2014

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President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., June 19, 2014. Carpenter was recognized for his actions while deployed in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2010. He became the third Marine and the 15th overall recipient of the medal for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014 – 2:33 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.

The man you see before you today, Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, should not be alive today. Hand grenades are one of the most awful weapons of war. They only weigh about a pound, but they’re packed with TNT. If one lands nearby, you have mere seconds to seek…