SC Hero Receives Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON, DC (WOLO/AP)– 24-year-old midlands man and USC Student, Kyle Carpenter, received the nation’s highest military honor at the White House. President Barack Obama, U.S Senator Lindsey Graham and others gave praise to Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter. “Carpenter should not be alive today, but the fact that he is gives us reason to trust that there is indeed a higher power,” Obama said. “I accept this honor with a heavy heart,” Carpenter told reporters after the ceremony. “Freedom is a powerful and beautiful thing.” Carpenter jumped on a grenade to save another marine from a blast. He suffered severe injuries, lost an eye, broke his jaw and faced numerous surgeries.