this survey talked to more than 4,000 customers randomly in this quarterly report. back to you, heather. it s ainsley. thank you so much. not a big deal. 50/50 shot. well, an american hero awarded the nation s highest military honor in washington for his brifry. this is a great story. army staff sergeant ty carter risked his life to save his fellow soldiers during a deadly firefight in afghanistan that was back in 2009. wt ch wtgg reporter tom fitzgerald has more. reporter: it is the nation s highest military honor. the medal of honor to specialist ty carter. reporter: at the white house monday, ty carter was presented with that honor and it was one born from a battle he survived against all odds. the battle is a part of me. reporter: october 3, 2009. ty carter was at the remote outpost keating on a dangerous
honor for running into the line of fire to provide ammunition and to provide aid to troops during a 2009 battle in afghanistan. kelly wright has the latest for us. good morning. is th this is a dramatic story about a young man who deserves the medal of honor. it is the highest award given to members of the u.s. military. they are ordinary people who do extraordinary things beyond the call of duty. such is the case of army staff sergeant ty carter. he will be receiving the medal of honor for his heroic actions in afghanistan. he was a calvary scout there in the 4th infantry division. and a report of his action states that on october 3, 2009, at combat outpost keating,
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61st calvary rej mind fourth brigade combat team fourth infantry division in afghanistan on october 3, 2009. on that morning specialist carter and his comrades awakened to an atake of estimated 300 enemy fighters occupying the high ground on all four sides of combat outpost keating involving concentrated fire from recoilist rifles, grenades, machine guns, morters and small arms fire. specialist carter reinforced battle position, ran twice through a 100 meter gauntlet of enemy fire to resupply ammunition and voluntarily remain there to defend the isolated position. armed with only an m 4 rifle specialist carter placed accurate deadly fire on the enemy beating back the assault force and preventing the position from being overrun over the course of several hours.
what he did in the deadliest day in afghanistan. army staff sergeant ty carter is an american hero, still haunted by what he could not do in his bravest hour. carter will be the foushlg living recipient of the congressional medal of honor in the war in afghanistan. i would never wish for someone to receive this medal. because in order to receive this medal, your family is pretty much dying around you. everything is everything is getting destroyed. there s bullets, there s flames, there s explosions and people that you care about are suffering around you. october 3, 2009, 50 soldiers at in the lawless mountains in the pakistan border, carter ran ammunition to fellow soldiers. he killed enemy and gave special aid to mace who lay gravely wounded in the open.