The other Marine , Lance Cpl . Former Marine Sgt . " ` ` Kyle '' Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor on June 19 . He took a grenade blast in Afghanistan , " a fellow Marine , the White House says . He will be the eighth living combat , Afghanistan veteran to receive the medal . ` ` I am just getting started , '' he says in a Defense Department video .
Former Marine Sgt . " ` ` Kyle '' Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor on June 19 . He took a grenade blast in Afghanistan , " a fellow Marine , the White House says . He will be the eighth living combat , Afghanistan veteran to receive the medal . ` ` I am just getting started , '' he says in a Defense Department video .