Staff Sgt . Ty Carter survived the 2009 explosion at Combat Base Keating . His heroic efforts to save his fellow soldiers earned him the Medal of Honor . He will receive the award tomorrow at the White House . He bounced across the country from job to job : more than a dozen stints in five years , everything from a yacht repairman to a tow-truck operator . For more on Ty Carter , watch ` ` An Unlikely Witness '' on CNN Wednesday at 10 pm .
Staff Sgt . Ty Carter survived the 2009 explosion at Combat Base Keating . His heroic efforts to save his fellow soldiers earned him the Medal of Honor . He will receive the award tomorrow at the White House . For more on Ty Carter , watch ` ` An Unlikely Witness '' on CNN Wednesday at 10 pm .