From the Brink: Kyle Carpenter's Recovery

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  • Опубликовано: 17 июн 2014
  • On November 21, 2010, Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter threw his body on an enemy hand grenade to save a fellow Marine. The medical professionals that stood by him through his recovery talk about Carpenter's return from the brink.
    Video by Headquarters Marine Corps Combat Camera

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  • @xXP120DIGYXx1
    @xXP120DIGYXx1 10 лет назад +581

    Kyle Carpenter defines what it is to be a Marine.

  • @newj90
    @newj90 9 лет назад +436

    "The Taliban killed me....but I came back"
    ....Cpl Kyle Carpenter

    • @rogerfournier3284
      @rogerfournier3284 6 лет назад +18

      ON POINT!----UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS!

    • @xeneth531
      @xeneth531 4 года назад +16

      I bet god went “Hey buddy, your a few decades to early, get back down there.”

  • @crazyforcoffee5950
    @crazyforcoffee5950 8 лет назад +336

    The grenade was no match for a marine

    • @raquette1673
      @raquette1673 8 лет назад +5

      Hoorah

    • @crazyforcoffee5950
      @crazyforcoffee5950 8 лет назад +8

      +gofuck yourself go fuck yourself then

    • @ts2371
      @ts2371 8 лет назад +1

      go fuck yourself

    • @KingUnity22
      @KingUnity22 8 лет назад +1

      They're the enemy. Show no sympathy for the enemy.

    • @KingUnity22
      @KingUnity22 7 лет назад +1

      your friend is a badass

  • @sladeD8
    @sladeD8 10 лет назад +193

    Truly a man of honor. God bless him, he deserved the MOH.

    • @LebaneseBaron
      @LebaneseBaron 4 года назад +2

      If I am not mistaken, he did get it

  • @goober79
    @goober79 8 лет назад +258

    Marines don't go die. They just go to hell to regroup.....

  • @03XToxiczX11
    @03XToxiczX11 10 лет назад +150

    Why would someone dislike this video? Have some respect.

    • @JackHicks
      @JackHicks 10 лет назад +23

      Mr. Taliban, and friends, I suppose.

    • @noco7243
      @noco7243 5 лет назад +9

      Commies

    • @javierpadilla2199
      @javierpadilla2199 4 года назад +10

      Probably a liberal

    • @tonkwas
      @tonkwas 4 года назад +8

      It was the grenade and his alt accounts.

    • @boarman55
      @boarman55 4 года назад

      Probaly accidentall

  • @JimmyYuma7
    @JimmyYuma7 10 лет назад +54

    Kyle Carpenter is the true definition of "Hero"!

  • @parcer4401
    @parcer4401 10 лет назад +90

    This guy is amazing! Semper fi Marine!

  • @bloggerpillai
    @bloggerpillai 10 лет назад +63

    Bravo, Marine Corporal Carpenter! Just saw you getting the Medal of Honor - and I am truly humbled to hear what you did. My civilian salute to you & I cannot imagine what you went through. Here's to a long and prosperous life, Kyle!

  • @anadvils9287
    @anadvils9287 10 лет назад +36

    What a warrior......tough sob...amazing to see him recover. Semper Fi

  • @davidrice8314
    @davidrice8314 3 года назад +8

    Any man that can fall on a grenade, absorb the blast ...and still be walking around is my definition of a true badass!!!!

  • @PotatoIsNotCute
    @PotatoIsNotCute 10 лет назад +23

    This single man is the epitome of bravery and sacrifice. He deserves the Medal of Honor being bestowed upon him tomorrow.

  • @crispycritters3676
    @crispycritters3676 8 лет назад +20

    I swore into this beautiful branch of service earlier today. I'm proud to say I will soon be a Marine. God bless America, God bless the Marines.

    • @crispycritters3676
      @crispycritters3676 4 года назад +3

      @Tyler L. lol definitely not reenlisting

    • @forrestgoodwin7111
      @forrestgoodwin7111 4 года назад

      @@crispycritters3676 hahahah knew this was coming

    • @brandonl8545
      @brandonl8545 3 года назад

      @@crispycritters3676 LMAOOO 4 years bro

    • @crispycritters3676
      @crispycritters3676 3 года назад +1

      @@brandonl8545 1st civ div here I come! Can't wait

    • @anthonyhernandez2032
      @anthonyhernandez2032 2 года назад

      @@crispycritters3676 smh I’m still in after 5 years but good for you man lol

  • @Kate-re2xo
    @Kate-re2xo 8 лет назад +230

    I want to be a marine I'm only 14 and a girl but I will be one because I want to protect my country god bless marines!

    • @bythetimeyoufinishreadinth3125
      @bythetimeyoufinishreadinth3125 8 лет назад +13

      U will be one soon!

    • @xx7xx731
      @xx7xx731 7 лет назад +4

      Me too

    • @OzzieOiCuber
      @OzzieOiCuber 7 лет назад +6

      I don't know how it works in America, I'm a cadet and hope to have a military career of soughts. If there is an American equivalent I would unconditionally recommend it to you

    • @Kate-re2xo
      @Kate-re2xo 7 лет назад +5

      Thanks you guys that really makes me want to persue it and what country are you from cadet

    • @OzzieOiCuber
      @OzzieOiCuber 7 лет назад +2

      Australia

  • @DomeShot
    @DomeShot 5 лет назад +4

    Kyle, I'm a retired Army Staff Sergeant. I've seen some things I'd rather never see again. But stories likes yours I watch over and over again. Well deserved Marine! Semper Fi!!

  • @doctormerc9134
    @doctormerc9134 10 лет назад +15

    Wow. This is why I want to become an occupational therapist. Being able to help people like Kyle would feel good.

  • @patmanboofer4463
    @patmanboofer4463 10 лет назад +27

    Tomorrow he receives the Medal Of Honor, and he deserves it

  • @66guns4
    @66guns4 3 года назад +6

    I know this was almost 11 years ago, but I feel like he didn't just eat that grenade for his fellows, but for every American. For me. For you. For us all. Thank you, Kyle. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  • @ebrima713
    @ebrima713 10 лет назад +17

    YUT! I went to Afghanistan in November 2012 - June 2013 and still serving for my fellow Marines like Cpl. Carpenter. You're a hero bro!

  • @alldirty1370
    @alldirty1370 8 лет назад +8

    I was honored with this Marine's presence when I was in boot he came to visit the depot a few days before receiving the Medal of Honor. Semper Fi

  • @brandinicole8514
    @brandinicole8514 9 лет назад +16

    God is NOT dead! I thank you for Kyle. This is a true definition of Warrior Ethos! Bless God.
    Kyle=Inspiration

  • @kevinklingner3098
    @kevinklingner3098 4 года назад +4

    Dear Kyle,
    Sir! I am an Australian who really appreciates what people like you have done and continue to do for their nation and others who call them forth to carry forth the banner of freedom so that the needs of the whole can continue to be free to live and free to worship as Christians without fear or FAVOUR.
    I have just watched the vids of and about your bravery and heroism and struggle to heal after the grenade explosion that has changed your life for ever! I gather you are a staunch Christian with a big "C" and know what it means to be carried by Jesus. I firmly believe you have not just seen the face of God or been touched by Him but all through your time in the Marines and especially on that terrible day when you were called to make the greatest sacrifice there is and still. Live on the other side that you saw a Lord's face and because of your faith you were not found wanting, that he and his holy angels had guard over you that day and many others since. There is a passage in Psalms that is valid in times like this, " I will run and not be afraid. l will lift you up as on wings of an eagle ..." l believe his Holy ones have since that time been carrying you in their hands and on their wings or you would not be here now. Your humour love and patience shines through even now in these vids about your life. I suspect you just will just say you just an average bloke like your mates. But you are more than that and if l may say so less than that because that day and every day since God has call you by his name and picked up his son Kyle Carpenter In is hands and given you a new life and task to do in his name with it his has imparted some of his Glory to give you the strenght the patience and courage and the quietness of mind to know his mind and his will and do what he has planned since the foundation of the earth.
    One can only know God's will if we are quiet and listen to the still small voice as Elijah the prophet found out and as one of the Greatest prophet Isaiah heard to voice of God as young man in God's holiest of places the holy of holiest in the temple of Jerusalem. HE would have been a young man at that time and it may well have been his first time coming into GODS holy presence for the first time. To make Isaih right before God to do this God sends One of His moghtyones Possiblely Jesus himself to touch Isaihs lips and Tongue so that he would listen calmly to God's message to the people then deliver it with humility and boldness and courage. I believe he has done this in his own way with you. You come across as a calm quiet personable young man with great fortitude and patience but with a wicked sense of humour and fun yet able to keep and listen to his own counsel when needed.

  • @billhudson1923
    @billhudson1923 3 года назад +6

    This man gave all, but God said... "Not today marine. You've still got work to do."

  • @andycraddock7677
    @andycraddock7677 4 года назад +4

    I am in absolute awe of this incredible man. What a hero! (As are all who serve, all volunteers.)

  • @nancyduncan6594
    @nancyduncan6594 10 лет назад +3

    I saw Kyle Carpenter on a talk show last night. Thank you for your heroism. You stand for the other men who died. Congratulations! Such a hero!

  • @marine919
    @marine919 10 лет назад +192

    Kyle makes me proud we wore the same uniform,but in different wars,we are brothers.Thanks to the doctor's and staff that nurtured him back to life and the Corpsman that saved Kyle.His mother was the catalyst that started the reaction.Kyle is deserving of the Medal Of Honor .

    • @guysimon8312
      @guysimon8312 5 лет назад +12

      Just watched this video years after the fact but as a Vietnam Era Marine Corps veteran your comment grabbed my attention. I have to speak on the heroism & dedication of Navy corpsmen. In my opinion they are the best of our military! Don't know what we Marines would do without them. Thanks my brothers for all the lives you saved. Your sacrifices will never be forgotten. I love you guys!!! Doc is the boss!

    • @emojiking8580
      @emojiking8580 4 года назад +3

      Navy Corpsman are angels on the battlefield

  • @knightlife98
    @knightlife98 4 года назад +7

    I'm not going to let Kyle get away with, "I'm no Hero, I was just doing my job." This type of selfless and courageous act, is not a common thing. Kyle and Michael joined that small group, that cared more about their Brothers, than they did themselves. They will never be forgotten, ever!

  • @frankdomestico1167
    @frankdomestico1167 6 лет назад +3

    I wish there were more people like Kyle in this world he is one hell of a Marine and an extraordinary man !!

  • @Wandrew223
    @Wandrew223 10 лет назад +19

    Amazing. Semper Fidelis brother and congratulations. Well Deserved.

  • @garyogrady8304
    @garyogrady8304 3 года назад +1

    It would be an honor to shake this mans hand! Big thankx and extra hugs. I’m proud of this guy!! Heart felt from an American

  • @xIBILacIKJacIKx
    @xIBILacIKJacIKx 10 лет назад +26

    Might not be in the same branch as Kyle, but it doesn't take another marine to know what someone like Cpl. Carpenter is made of. He's just one of the many brave souls that truly defines a warrior's heart and perseverance. They don't make them like they do in our country. That's a natural fact. Congrats Marine, you've earned it.

    • @murphfee617
      @murphfee617 5 лет назад +1

      Well put!!! Semper Fildelis. "It does NOT matter what Bdu's you wear, It matters that your there"

  • @tutt65
    @tutt65 10 лет назад +29

    now that's a hell of a Marine god bless

  • @LurkerDood
    @LurkerDood 10 лет назад +18

    Well deserved Medal of Honor! I mean he landed on a grenade to save his friend!

  • @TheJuanBeat
    @TheJuanBeat 10 лет назад +4

    He is a man that I would proudly shake his hand. He is an inspiration.

  • @Lagunainkspot
    @Lagunainkspot 10 лет назад +6

    I had big tears through this video. Semper Fi brother.

  • @terrysteward6765
    @terrysteward6765 5 лет назад +7

    What an amazing story. And, thanks to all the medical staff. By-the-way you people also saved my life. Thanks for all the excellent work you did on all of us.

    • @leslieholland7843
      @leslieholland7843 11 месяцев назад

      They saved my late husband's life, too. Let me know if you knew Brien H. Holland.

    • @terrysteward6765
      @terrysteward6765 11 месяцев назад

      @@leslieholland7843 I did not know him. I was at Spiker for four months and Anaconda for two months.

  • @airconditionerking
    @airconditionerking 7 лет назад +7

    Thank you sir! God bless you- always.

  • @tim20218
    @tim20218 9 лет назад +6

    Best Wishes from a German "Brother" and thank you for your Service

  • @theressamurphy2996
    @theressamurphy2996 3 года назад +1

    Tears for happiness..gentle spirit and kind...just a miracle 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

  • @leegacy3099
    @leegacy3099 4 года назад +3

    He deserves the Medal of Honor just for the way he fought to recovery.

  • @chrispetersen4863
    @chrispetersen4863 4 года назад +4

    God Bless you, Marine!
    Thank you for your service and your self-sacrifice!
    You are an inspiration!

  • @stylesprettyworkdetailing2543
    @stylesprettyworkdetailing2543 7 лет назад +5

    Job well done. and remember you can't go until GOD SAY SO you are blessed by him and we are blessed to have you brother. one of my older brothers was a Vietnam MARINE and he made it home his friends didn't and all his war scares was internal. but he was one of the few, proud Marines to his last day. bless you all.

  • @gamerthief22
    @gamerthief22 8 лет назад +5

    Semper Fi, Kyle thank you for your service you recovery story brings me closer and closer to becoming a marine

  • @00iielykca
    @00iielykca 10 лет назад +2

    My brother...I am so proud! Semper Fidelis!

  • @JDRSBUMPERSTICKERS
    @JDRSBUMPERSTICKERS 7 лет назад +1

    Thank You for your service...

  • @dimebagdarrell4949
    @dimebagdarrell4949 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for your sacrifice

  • @BeyondTshirts
    @BeyondTshirts 10 лет назад +1

    Prayers and thanks to all of the fine surgeons who work tirelessly to save this young man's life. And Kyle still has a beautifully perfect smile! God bless him and his family - and all of our warriors and heroes in uniform!

  • @charlessanson3046
    @charlessanson3046 10 лет назад +6

    Amazing progress for a Brave Marine. Semper Fi.

  • @aukevanderplas4742
    @aukevanderplas4742 10 лет назад +2

    Kyle carpenter give me the best motivation what he did voor his country and fellow marine is extraordinary this gu is special and he deserves the medal of honer, greatings from the Netherlands

  • @lynda_lou
    @lynda_lou 5 лет назад

    Sending love and caring wishes all the way from down unda in Australia,. We are very grateful for our two countries being such great allies and always together. Lynda

  • @tigersteele9552
    @tigersteele9552 4 года назад +1

    TODAY....PEOPLE THROW AROUND...THE WORD....HERO!!!
    THIS MAN....IS....THE TRUE DEFINITION....OF A HERO!!!!!
    CONGRATULATIONS TO A GREAT MAN!!!!

  • @roykiefer7713
    @roykiefer7713 5 лет назад

    I’m truly humbled by this video. BZ to CPL Carpenter, an extraordinary man and a stellar example for all who serve in the future. BZ, as well, to the Navy medical professionals at Bethesda (and elsewhere) who - combined with Kyle’s tenaciousness - restored him physically and spiritually. All of these people make me proud to be a very insignificant part (even in retirement) of the Navy - Marine Corps Team.

  • @ENGW1SH
    @ENGW1SH 5 лет назад

    The courage and selflessness if this guy is absolutely incredible!

  • @darlenevanetten6154
    @darlenevanetten6154 4 года назад

    Thank you for all you have given us, Sir

  • @shduudhrnrk
    @shduudhrnrk 4 года назад +1

    Who the heck, dislikes a patriot of a man, who saved lives.

  • @franciscoalvarado5468
    @franciscoalvarado5468 4 года назад +1

    God bless this man
    Thank you for your service
    He makes me appreciate life more
    Thank you marine you are my hero

  • @rubycollins3492
    @rubycollins3492 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Kyle for your service

  • @jamesderpy2485
    @jamesderpy2485 9 лет назад +25

    Don't you guys know marines don't die

  • @wendyweinheimer8687
    @wendyweinheimer8687 5 лет назад +3

    The true meaning of a hero! Semper Fi 🇺🇸🦅 🌎⚓ 🇺🇸!!!

  • @_dova1383
    @_dova1383 3 года назад

    God bless you brother, you embody everything that makes me serve and proud of our country. Godspeed Sir.

  • @mr.mrs.hernandez6676
    @mr.mrs.hernandez6676 4 года назад +1

    God bless you Kyle. Stay strong and positive.

  • @erictownsend8711
    @erictownsend8711 4 года назад

    Thank you Doctors for helping this hero come back to life.

  • @TowProVlogs
    @TowProVlogs 7 лет назад +2

    Saved His Fellow Brothers. Great Job Kyle ! God Bless.

  • @chevchelios281
    @chevchelios281 10 лет назад +2

    He is an incredible marine whom I look up to.

  • @JoeyGee1000
    @JoeyGee1000 4 года назад +3

    I had the honor to shake this man's hand several years ago. Wow.

  • @uscgmom9796
    @uscgmom9796 Год назад +1

    In 2013, the Sentinels of Freedom in San Ramon, California, created by a couple of Vietnam Veterans, chose to honor Kyle at a special dinner. I found out about this because I was Ladies Auxillary to Post 6298 - Dad was WW2 Army, son only child was in the US Coast Guard, and all my uncles were in WW2 and Korean War. While my son was away, I learned how to do stained glass. I made a 14-in round stained glass of the USMC logo and had the veterans send it to Kyle as something interrupted his trip and he was unable to fly out here to California. I've made hundreds of military honorings and given them to serving, retired military as well as too many Gold Star families. Today on May 19, 2015, my Uncle Bill went home to Jesus - he fought as a Marine at age 20, including surviving Iwo Jima - joined the 82nd ARBN for Korean War, got the PH for saving five of his brothers. I pray Kyle is doing well.

  • @kathyborthwick6738
    @kathyborthwick6738 2 года назад

    Respect-Love-Faith-Tenacity-Trust-Creative-Fidelity-Loyalty! Semper Fi Soldier!

  • @Wikdone
    @Wikdone 9 лет назад +2

    I salute you sir. You make me proud to be an American. We need more hero's like you in this world.
    Always got your 6.

  • @Paintballed154
    @Paintballed154 10 лет назад +2

    Oorah much respect, God bless.

  • @outsidersTexas
    @outsidersTexas 10 лет назад +3

    True American hero. Thank you!

  • @Johnmell100
    @Johnmell100 Год назад

    What a truly remarkable human being.

  • @Mykul8389
    @Mykul8389 Год назад

    This is the definition of an American hero... thank you for your service ❤ your the best Kyle a true hero

  • @jmeyer3rn
    @jmeyer3rn 6 лет назад

    Kyle, you are a real hero. Thank you for your service to your country. God bless you and all the doctors, nurses and therapists who made you well once again. Thank you.

  • @russellcowher3877
    @russellcowher3877 6 лет назад +1

    God bless you Marine!

  • @joshzach89
    @joshzach89 4 года назад

    An incredible human being. Jumped on a grenade and still never laid down and died.

  • @FTulumello
    @FTulumello 7 лет назад

    Well done fellow Marine. No one can match or beat a determined Marine !

  • @Sup3rChiko
    @Sup3rChiko 7 лет назад

    My question though.. Why are there dislikes on this..... Seriously, what a shame. God bless this Marine

    • @neoknight9180
      @neoknight9180 4 года назад +1

      Jeff Baxter somebody lied in an article and he almost got his medal revoked for a hit and run, it was proven false in court so thank god he got to keep his well earned MoH.
      The dislikes are probably just the lasting effect of that

  • @Daniell379
    @Daniell379 10 лет назад +1

    So this is what a hero looks like

  • @jamesbragg1329
    @jamesbragg1329 3 года назад

    God Bless Cpl. Carpenter. He is a Marines Marine and his actions on Nov. 21. 2010 show it. Semper Fi Cpl. Carpenter, you are deserving of the MoH and an asset to the USMC and the USA. Again, God Bless you.

  • @radikowalski1553
    @radikowalski1553 6 лет назад

    Wow. This is one emotional story. Semper Fi Marine

  • @stuarttheobaldstuart54
    @stuarttheobaldstuart54 5 лет назад

    A true remarkable Marine..........
    From a British Army Veteran 👍🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸💂🏻

  • @chrisstenton3889
    @chrisstenton3889 4 года назад

    GOD bless you kyle... may you have a wonderful life, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR THAT FELLOW MARINE, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MY SON'S LIFE THAT YOU SAVED..... AGAIN GOD BLESS YOU.

  • @leftoverfajita5553
    @leftoverfajita5553 8 лет назад +3

    Thanks Kyle.

  • @Tooplayer4u
    @Tooplayer4u 3 месяца назад

    Today is April, 8 2024, I am leaving this here for me. I am talking to a recruiter tomorrow, and I’m on my way to becoming a marine. I can do it ! I love you mom❤️

  • @alicehallam7949
    @alicehallam7949 4 года назад

    Thank you for your sacrifice Corporal Carpenter.

  • @blackie8083
    @blackie8083 3 года назад

    From one marine to another...I salute you my brother!...Semper Fi!

  • @roykiefer7713
    @roykiefer7713 4 года назад +1

    During an era when we are fighting global Islamic terrorism and when 199 of 200 from his generation are pursuing their private dreams - rather than defending the freedom and values of America and of Western democratic culture - this young warrior and his comrades-in-arms are daily making incredible sacrifices and serving with distinction and courage. As a twenty-year active duty retiree, I am in awe of them, I salute them, and I pray for their safe, victorious return. Corporal Carpenter - not the affluent Wall Street crowd, or the elitist politicians, or the arrogant academics and journalists, or the ignorant celebrities - are America’s heroes and role models.

  • @michaelmaggio7008
    @michaelmaggio7008 3 года назад +1

    Cpl Kyle you are a God sent. The Military made you a Marine but God made you the Spirit of Inspiration. Good luck in your endeavors Devil dog

  • @SkyZoomies
    @SkyZoomies 7 лет назад

    I am proud to call you my Marine

  • @brianbaty7756
    @brianbaty7756 7 лет назад

    God Bless Kyle, and those doctors that took care of him!

  • @andyayemin5726
    @andyayemin5726 7 лет назад

    SEMPERFI bro, i,am honored to know that we have brothers in arms, like u in our beloved CORP. cpl United States marine. 1/2 3rd platoon.

  • @Billistac
    @Billistac 10 лет назад +6

    God bless Kyle!

  • @uclabruins211
    @uclabruins211 7 лет назад

    I recognized the song almost immediately "War Makes men Mad". Good choice Marines, youtube channel. good choice.

  • @nagendrarp
    @nagendrarp 10 лет назад +3

    Respect!

  • @jedicoolgamer5517
    @jedicoolgamer5517 Год назад

    His heart stopped, his lungs stopped, but his spirit did not!!!!🇺🇸🤝🏻💪🏻😎

  • @willsclarke2241
    @willsclarke2241 10 лет назад +8

    Semper Fi like John Basilone

  • @martymiracle2254
    @martymiracle2254 3 года назад

    Thank you Kyle.

  • @kuntakinteix4302
    @kuntakinteix4302 3 года назад

    It's proven now a Marine is more powerful than a grenade. Kyle Carpenter defeated grenade that day. HERO in my book

  • @jeremywhitfield4556
    @jeremywhitfield4556 8 лет назад +1

    Thanku for your service Kyle a true hero

  • @kimdavis2508
    @kimdavis2508 11 месяцев назад

    This is the Absolute Power of Christ. Kyle thank you for your service. You are a GREAT inspiration to us all. ❤❤