the battle of kemdesh. it was an ambush. the night before local villagers had been warned to evacuate because something big was about to go down. nobody knows if there s civilians left, but the local police got out of dodge. more than 300 taliban fighters then launched a coordinated attack, firing down on the physically indefensible camp keating. eventually, the camp was overrun. some of the taliban fighters got inside camp keating. now, the american troops called in air strike, called in air support to help, but in the meantime, the outnumbered americans on base were left to fight for their lives and to fight for their base, including one group trapped inside a humvee pinned down by enemy fire. they were able to hold out for a long time in part because of staff sergeant ty carter, who made it his job to personally resupply that humvee with fresh ammunition. he ran back and forth between the humvee and a supply room three times, dodging explosions and gunfire. he also provided covering
staff sergeant carter today is the fifth living recipient of an iraq or afghanistan-related medal of honor. for he and staff sergeant romecher to both have received the medal for actions in the same battle is exceedingly rare. this has not happened in 40 years. that has not happened since the vietnam war. although eight americans were killed in action at the battle of kamdesh in eastern afghanistan, for his part staff sergeant carter says he considers that battle to have a ninth fatality. a fellow soldier who committed suicide less than a year after the attack. until he survived that battle staff sergeant carter says he thought that post-traumatic stress disorder was a myth, a made-up excuse. in the wake of the battle he personally resisted seeking any help for himself, but he did eventually reach out. staff sergeant ty carter is still on active duty in the army, which is a rare thing for a medal of honor recipient. he says he wants to help other iraq and afghanistan veterans with thei
seven of them were awarded posthumously. staff sergeant carter today is the fifth living recipient of an iraq or afghanistan-related medal of honor. for he and staff sergeant romecher to have both received the medal for actions in the same battle is exceedingly rare. this has not happened in 40 years. that has not happened since the vietnam war. although eight americans were killed in action at the battle of kamdesh in eastern afghanistan, for his part, staff sergeant carter says he considers that battle to have a ninth fatality. a fellow soldier who committed suicide less than a year after the attack. until he survived that battle staff sergeant carter says he thought that post-traumatic stress disorder was a myth, a made-up excuse. in the wake of the battle, he personally resisted seeking any help for himself, but he did eventually reach out. staff sergeant ty carter is still on active duty in the army, which is a rare thing for a medal of honor recipient. he says he wants to help ot
seven of them were awarded posthumously. staff sergeant carter today is the fifth living recipient of an iraq or afghanistan-related medal of honor. for he and staff sergeant romecher to both have received the medal for actions in the same battle is exceedingly rare. this has not happened in 40 years. that has not happened since the vietnam war. although eight americans were killed in action at the battle of kamdesh in eastern afghanistan, for his part staff sergeant carter says he considers that battle to have a ninth fatality. a fellow soldier who committed suicide less than a year after the attack. until he survived that battle staff sergeant carter says he thought that post-traumatic stress disorder was a myth, a made-up excuse. in the wake of the battle he personally resisted seeking any help for himself, but he did eventually reach out. staff sergeant ty carter is still on active duty in the army, which is a rare thing for a medal of honor recipient. he says he wants to help othe
ammunition. he ran back and forth between the humvee and a supply room three times, dodging explosions and gunfire. he also provided covering fire so his fellow soldiers could try to make a run for it and escape. and when some of them did not escape, when their bodies were lost in the dust and in the smoke, staff sergeant carter and a fellow soldier defended that trapped humvee for hours until the smoke cleared and they could see what was around them, including their fellow soldiers who had been wounded or killed. and if you re left with just one image from that day, let it be this. ty carter bending over, picking up stephen mace, cradling him in his arms, and carrying him through all those bullets and getting him back to that humvee. and then ty stepped out again, recovering a radio, finally making contact with the rest of the troop, and they came up with a plan. as clint bromecher and his team provided cover, these three soldiers made their escape. ty, brad carrying stephen on a st