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Unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ this afternoon president obama awarded the medal of honor, the nation's highest military decoration, to army staff sergeant to ty m. carter. cnn's jake tapper had the opportunity to speak with this true american hero. when president obama presented the medal of honor to

Staff sergeant ty carter, he not only heralded carter's heroism -- >> it was chaos. the blizzard of bullets and steel into which ty ran not once or twice, or even a few times, but perhaps ten times. and in doing so, he displayed the essence of true heroism. >> carter has made it his mission to destigmatize the posttraumatic stress that thousands of troops are dealing with. carter was once a skeptic of what he calls pts. he doesn't want the d, he says it's not a disorder. >> i didn't believe it was real until i experienced it. i thought it was just an excuse to get out of duty or not do a job. ...

Own safety and in spite of his own wounds, he ran through a hail of enemy rocket propelled grenade and machine gunfire to rescue a critically wounded comrade who had been pinned down in an exposed position. specialist carter rendered life-extending first aid and carried the soldier to cover. on his own initiative, specialist carter again maneuvered through enemy fire to check on a fallen soldier and recovered the squad's radio, which allowed them to coordinate their evacuation with fellow soldiers. with teammates providing covering fire, specialist carter assisted in moving the wounded soldier...

Uniform. god bless the united states of america. with that, i'd like to have the citation read. >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to specialist ty m. carter, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry and insprepdty at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. specialist ty m. carter distinguished himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a scout with the 61st cavalry

The essence of true heroism. >> carter has made it his mission to destigmatize the posttraumatic stress that thousands of troops are dealing with. carter was once a skeptic of what he calls pts. he doesn't want the d, he says it's not a disorder. >> i didn't believe it was real until i experienced it. i thought it was just an excuse to get out of duty or get out of a job. once i realized it, i was blown away. how could i be so ignore an the. >> an enemy rpg explosion caused carter to lose some hearing. >> ever since that day, i've had this high pitched ringing in my ears. >> the constant ringi...