Spc.Ty Carter To Receive Medal Of Honor Monday

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Editor’s note – This article contains graphic language in some direct quotes. The use of this language in this article is not intended to be offensive, or gratuitous. It is used to convey what the Soldiers were thinking in the heat of the battle, and in the aftermath of the battle.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Help me. Please. Help me,” Spc. Stephan Mace begged as sniper bullets and rocket-propelled grenades landed all around him. His legs had been blown apart, and he tried to drag himself toward a nearby Humvee using his elbows. Although he’d nearly become incoherent because of the pain, Mace remained dry-eyed –he had lost too much blood to cry.

Inside a Humvee, just 30 yards away, two other Soldiers were trapped by intense enemy fire. They witnessed the scene around them, horrified.

“Mace is right there. He’s alive. I can get to him,” then–Spc. Ty Carter told his superior.

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Update: After giving the military a second try, soldier to receive top honor -- CNN