Super Bowl 53: Ragged Old Flag

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Mr.Glock

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The NFL is just trying to patch it’s sinking ship up with this. Thanks on the guys service and sacrifice for our Country, but shame on the NFL, using him to front for them. I hope they keep on sinking! Been many years since we gave up on them.

Thank all men/women who are serving and have served!
 

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I seriously doubt that Mr. Carpenter feels like he was used, nor do those ladies who are NFL team owners.

For more on Kyle Carpenter, he was on a recent episode of Andy Stumpf’s Cleared Hot podcast.
 

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The short version of Carpenter's story is that he threw himself on a grenade to protect a fellow Marine. Here's his Medal of Honor citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an Automatic Rifleman with Company F, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division (Forward), 1 Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on 21 November 2010. Lance Corporal Carpenter was a member of a platoon-sized coalition force, comprised of two reinforced Marine squads partnered with an Afghan National Army squad. The platoon had established Patrol Base Dakota two days earlier in a small village in the Marjah District in order to disrupt enemy activity and provide security for the local Afghan population. Lance Corporal Carpenter and a fellow Marine were manning a rooftop security position on the perimeter of Patrol Base Dakota when the enemy initiated a daylight attack with hand grenades, one of which landed inside their sandbagged position. Without hesitation, and with complete disregard for his own safety, Lance Corporal Carpenter moved toward the grenade in an attempt to shield his fellow Marine from the deadly blast. When the grenade detonated, his body absorbed the brunt of the blast, severely wounding him, but saving the life of his fellow Marine. By his undaunted courage, bold fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of almost certain death, Lance Corporal Carpenter reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
 

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