BRITISH FAMILY REACTS! Medal of Honor Recipient, Cpl. Kyle Carpenter | David Letterman

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• PA

  @patriciaabatemarco3834 · 3 years ago

  Corp. Carpenter lost his R eye after the attack. His first prosthetic eye was a surprise and they made it black with a purple heart where the pupil should have been. Which is pretty epic.

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• DA

  @danjohnson2986 · 3 years ago

  It may sound trivial. But the fact that David Letterman both caught AND corrected himself was exceedingly admirable. One doesn’t “win” a Medal of Honor…it is earned and it is received. It really does matter. Those that earn this honor are of such rarity…

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• RE

  @ReinBork · 3 years ago

  I was at Walter Reed Medical Center with him for a few months, we did physical therapy together sometimes. Super nice and humble guy from what I could tell, feel honored to be able to call him a brother in arms.

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• CA

  @Cashcrop54 · 3 years ago (edited)

  That's a Marine. After the battle of Iwo Jima in WWII, Admiral Chester Nimitz of the Navy said of those Marines: "Uncommon valor was a common virtue". That still lives in this Marine.

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• GS

  @gsmeeuwsen · 2 years ago

  Thank you for giving him the respect he deserves!!!

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• DY

  @dylanlevy2107 · 1 year ago

  I met him about 8 months ago at his wife’s ob gyn appointment cause she was pregnant.. my heart was pounding I was so nervous he left the office an I got the nerve to run out to him an thank him for his service he instantly knew I knew what he had done was very proud an polite

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• MI

  @mikeciboroski3849 · 3 years ago

  I think it goes without saying that this man is a certified badass

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• G.

  @g.prince6265 · 3 years ago

  Kyle ate that grenade and lived,how hard is this dude.🤘

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• CO

  @ContrarianCorner · 3 years ago

  For someone whose job it is to be ready to make a joke at a moment's notice, I have to commend Letterman for the level of respect and sincerity he showed this young Cpl. throughout the interview.

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• DO

  @donlove3741 · 3 years ago

  SEMPER FI !<br>The best of American manhood !

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• AN

  @annpachini2155 · 3 years ago

  I remember watching a documentary about &nbsp;an aircraft carrier. &nbsp;The Captain was talking about the crew and he laughed and said “remember these men and women are responsible for multi million dollar equipment and yet when the go home on leave their parents won’t trust them to drive the family car.”

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• US

  @usmc24thmeu36 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I joined the marines at 17years old &nbsp;when I was barely 18 I was in combat in beirut, &nbsp;Lebanon. And I am still in the marines 41yrs later.

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