Conscious. His eyes were open but he couldnt see. Kyle remembers everything went white. And yet even then his thoughts were not of himself. One of the marines who were there remembers how kyle kept asking one question and that was whether nick was ok. And then as kyles strength drained away, he sensed the end was coming. So according to kyles memories, my last thought was to make peace with god. I asked for his forgiveness, i was trying to make the best and most of my last few seconds here on earth. The medal of honor is presented for gallantry on the battlefield but today we also recognize Kyle Carpenter for his valor since. And the hard fight for recovery. Eventually kyle woke up. After five weeks in a comba. I want you to consider what kyle has endured just to stand here today. More than 2 1 2 years in the hospital, grueling rehabilitation, brain surgery to remove shrapnel from his head, nearly 40 surgeries to repair a collapsed lung, a fractured finger, a shattered right arm, broke