Cpl. Kyle Carpenter was seriously wounded using his body to absorb a grenade blast that threatened a fellow Marine.

Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter jumped on a grenade that landed near him and his friend. His body absorbed the brunt of the blast.

The announcement was made by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro during the annual Surface Navy Association symposium, where he ...

Marine veteran Kyle Carpenter, a Medal of Honor recipient, will have a guided missile destroyer named in his honor.

Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter saved another Marine's life in 2010 in Afghanistan when he jumped in front of a grenade to absorb ...

The Navy will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer for the youngest living Marine to receive the ...

A Medal of Honor recipient with ties to South Carolina is receiving another big honor. Navy Secretary John C. Phelan posted ...

Carpenter, now 35, is a medically retired Marine and a University of South Carolina graduate. He received the United States' ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to a report in the Navy Times, the destroyer will be named after Gilbert native, Corporal Kyle Carpenter.

The Marine Corps Times reports that William Kyle Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor. According to the report, which cites unnamed officials within the Marine Corps, Kyle, a former Marine who ...