Friday | 251121

R.E.D. Friday

Honoring Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, a highly decorated U.S. Marine

“Kyle”

“Bethany”

2 Mile Run, then…

30 Pull-ups
60 Sit-ups
20 Pull-ups
40 Sit-ups
10 Pull-ups
20 Sit-ups

This R.E.D. Friday, we honor Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, a Marine with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, who was serving in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on November 21, 2010. When an enemy grenade landed between him and a fellow Marine on a rooftop patrol base, Carpenter moved toward it, using his body to shield his friend from the blast—an act that shattered his jaw and arm, cost him his right eye, and led to nearly 40 surgeries. For this extraordinary courage, he received the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama on June 19, 2014, becoming the youngest living recipient.