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Ordinary story, lance corporal kyle carpenter and fellow marine nick came under attack with enemies with hand-wringing needs going above and beyond the call of duty, sure that he was to die in that moment. carpenter dove onto the grenade to shield his friend from the blast and while he was being evacuated off the afghanistan battlefield his heart flatlined, he was brought back to life essentially three times. his wounds were so severe that it took 40 surgeries to reconstruct his body. his courag...

Highest military declaration, the medal of honor. now, kyle and i have actually met before during his long recovery at walter reed he and some of our other wounded warriors came to the white house to celebrate the st. louis cardinals. some of you may be aware i am a white sox fan. kyle likes the braves. so it was a tough day for both of us. but after the ceremony, michelle and i had a chance to meet kyle and at the time he was still undergoing surgeries but he was up and he was walking and he wa...

Touches down by a remote village, you see out of a cloud of dust an american soldier. hes without his helmet, standing in the open, exposing himself to enemy fire, standing watch over a severely wounded soldier. he helps carry that wounded soldier to the helicopter and places him inside. and then amidst the whipping wind and the deafening roar of the helicopter blades, he does something unexpected. he leans in and kisses the wounded soldier on the head. a simple act of compassion and loyalty to ...

Highest military declaration, the medal of honor. after more than six decades of working to make this medal a reality, i know one of father kapaun comrades spoke for a lot of folks here when he said its about time. ve been missing on bing. lets bing it on. [fight bell: ding, ding] how many here are google users? what if i was to tell you that you would actually like bing way more than google when it came to the results? prove it. lets look up some taco places. i like the left side. yeah? okay, d...

But it also head the kansas congressional delegation to lobby for the three-year time limit to be lifted in the case of emil kapaun and got it passed. president obama signed a measure in 2011 doing that. his name was then put forward for the medal of honor. the military investigated the allegations of his heroism, much as the vatican investigated the allegations of his miracles. and today his nephew accepted the medal of honor on his uncles behalf in front of the octogenarian prisoners of war wh...

And the recipients of our nations highest military declaration. the medal of honor. we are honored by your presence. today we experienced we experienced the majesty of our democracy. a ritual only possible in a form of government that is of and by and for the people. a day made possible because there are patriots like each and every one of you who defend our freedom every single day. so, this little party is just another way to say something we can never say enough. thank you. thank you for volu...

And the recipients of our nations highest military declaration. the medal of honor. we are honored by your presence. today we experienced we experienced the majesty of our democracy. a ritual only possible in a form of government that is of and by and for the people. a day made possible because there are patriots like each and every one of you who defend our freedom every single day. so, this little party is just another way to say something we can never say enough. thank you. thank you for volu...

Highest military declaration that america can bestow. it reflects the gratitude of the entire nation. were joined by members of congress and leaders from across our armed forces including secretary of defense leon panetta, vice chairman of the joint chiefs, sandy, from the army secretary john mccue and chief of staff and from the marine corps the commandante jim amos. were honored to be joined by vietnam veterans including recipients of the medal of honor. were joined by those who have carried o...

find out what went down inside the courtroom just a short time ago. former vermont governor and presidential candidate howard dean takes a hit during a radio interview in montreal. and when we say hit, we mean hit literally. listen. >> discussing geographic boundaries and talking about drawing lines -- there was a car, sorry. im going to have to go. >> what happened? >> we just got hit by a car. >> are you okay? >> yeah, everybody is fine. >> talk about breaking news. howard dean did c...

From iraq. one of the most humbling moments ive had as president is when i presented our nations highest military declaration, the medal of honor to the parents of one of those patriots from for the brag tpw-rbggg in afghanistan, robert miller. i want to satisfactory sleuth linda anderson, melissa helmut and all the inspiring military families here today. we honor your service as well.