William Carpenter used his body as a shield to try and save people that he wanted to protect from a bomb. William lost parts of his jaw, an eye, and a lung collapsed. William spent close to 2 and a half years in the hospital, multiple surgery's, while the doctors tried to save his body. Along with him, eight other men got an award by Obama for the nations highest military award. After the explosion, William, had to be revived and they had to pick him up in a helicopter and bring him to the nearest hospital. No William is attending the University of South Carolina, in Columbia.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/20/us/medal-of-honor-carpenter/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
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