Medal of Honor Recipient Visits Memorial, Museum
Medal of Honor Recipient Visits Memorial, Museum
Retired Marine Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Wednesday morning, less than a week after receiving a Medal of Honor—the highest military award for valor in action.
President Barack Obama presented the award in a White House ceremony last Thursday.
Members of the New York City Fire Department, New York Police Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department presented Carpenter with a cross made of World Trade Center steel. The cross was welded by an FDNY firefighter stationed in the Bronx.
Carpenter received a Medal of Honor for his exemplary service in Afghanistan in 2010, when he selflessly shielded his fellow Marines from a grenade blast and sustained several life-threatening wounds, including the loss of his right eye.
He is currently the youngest living recipient.
By Jennifer Finn, 9/11 Memorial Communications and Digital Media Intern
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