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Ammunition. he ran back and forth between the humvee and a supply room three times, dodging explosions and gunfire. he also provided covering fire so his fellow soldiers could try to make a run for it and escape. and when some of them did not escape, when their bodies were lost in the dust and in the smoke, staff sergeant carter and a fellow soldier defended that trapped humvee for hours until the smoke cleared and they could see what was around them, including their fellow soldiers who had been wounded or killed. >> and if you're left with just one image from that day, let it be this. ty cart...

Escape, when their bodies were lost in the dust and in the smoke, staff sergeant carter and a fellow soldier defended that trapped humvee for hours until the smoke cleared, and they could see what was around them, including their fellow soldiers who had been wounded or killed. >> and if you're left with just one image from that day, let it be this. ty carter bending over, picking up stephen mace, cradling him in his arms, and carrying him through all those bullets and getting him back to that humvee, and then ty stepped out again, recovering a radio, finally making contact with the rest of the...

Smoke, staff sergeant carter and a fellow soldier defended that trapped humvee for hours until the smoke cleared and they could see what was around them, including their fellow soldiers who had been wounded or killed. >> and if you're left with just one image from that day, let it be this. ty carter bending over, picking up stephen mace, cradling him in his arms, and carrying him through all those bullets and getting him back to that humvee. and then ty stepped out again, recovering a radio, finally making contact with the rest of the troop, and they came up with a plan. as clint bromecher and...

>> reporter: october 3rd, 2009. hundreds of taliban fighters are attacking the u.s. troops below them in a valley. combat outpost keating is in chaos. specialist ty carter is pinned down in a disabled humvee with three other troops. brad larson, stephen mace and justin gallegos. >> we all know that sooner or later fire power is going to breach. >> reporter: then they realized the situation is worse than they thought. >> there was insurgents just 30 meters in front of me. >> reporter: in the camp? >> in the camp, yeah. >> reporter: had you already seen them in the camp or not? >> i hadn't seen ...