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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 courageous actions earned him the medal of honor in 2014. >> you notice that kyle doesn't hide his scars. ...

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 was working his way toward being independent again towards the man you see here today and, kyle, the m...

Touches down by a remote village, you see out of a cloud of dust an american soldier. he's 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 a brother in arms. and as the door closes and the helicopter takes off, he turns and goes back the ...

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 it's about time. ve been missing on bing. let's 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. let's look up some taco places. i like the left side. yeah? okay, do we need to find out what the waves are like down at the beach? what side do you like better? i ...

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 uncle's behalf in front of the octogenarian prisoners of war who served with him and still survive. >> father kapaun has been called a shepard in combat boots. hi...