Former Marine Cpl . William `` Kyle '' Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor on June 19 . He took a grenade blast in Afghanistan , shielding a fellow Marine , the White House says . He will be the eighth living Iraq , Afghanistan veteran to receive the award . TL;DR The president is expected to announce his decision next week.
Former Marine Cpl . William `` Kyle '' Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor on June 19 . He took a grenade blast in Afghanistan , shielding a fellow Marine , the White House says . He will be the eighth living Iraq , Afghanistan veteran to receive the award . `` I am just getting started , '' he says in a Defense Department video .