Kyle Carpenter Quotes

Kyle Carpenter

Profession : Soldier

Birth : October 17, 1989

Just because I'm in the spotlight - I'm actually no better than anyone else. Everyone has hard days and tough times.

Kyle Carpenter

Running was great for me, but there are so many positive and awesome sports out there that can help you recover.

Kyle Carpenter

We have this one body we've been given, so whether you run, kayak, swim, bike, on some basic level, we need to take care of our bodies.

Kyle Carpenter

And when things get tough, trust there is a bigger plan and that you will be stronger for it.

Kyle Carpenter

I wasn't gonna make it. I had come to terms that I was gonna die, and I was very sure of that.

Kyle Carpenter

I have two younger brothers. They are twins and their names are Bryce and Payton.

Kyle Carpenter

What I was really into as a kid, anything that drove my mother crazy or made her nervous, and not much has changed.

Kyle Carpenter

9/11 did not really impact me, but I remember sitting in my 6th grade math class. I remember the teachers just being in a panic and turning on our TVs and I remember the impact in the look of just disbelief and sadness and shock that was on my teacher's face.

Kyle Carpenter

As the president put the Medal of Honor around my neck, I felt the history and the weight of a nation.

Kyle Carpenter

I remember my buddies yelling at me, and it sounded like they were a football field away, and I remember them yelling, 'You're gonna make it, you're gonna make it!' I just kept trying to tell them that I was going to die.

Kyle Carpenter

I've always been energetic, loved life and have always been easily amused by things.

Kyle Carpenter

You have to experience and take defeat in any and all aspects of life so you can be better and stronger.

Kyle Carpenter

The military is a path of the unknown. I wasn't in denial about the risk.

Kyle Carpenter

Everyone can relate to struggle.

Kyle Carpenter

But I think most importantly, we need to realize that not everyone is privileged or born into a good life, stable homes or a home, period.

Kyle Carpenter

The Bush family truly cares about our military.

Kyle Carpenter

My body was torn apart by an enemy hand grenade... upon arriving at Camp Bastion, I was labeled P.E.A. - patient expired on arrival. I flat-lined at Walter Reed.

Kyle Carpenter

I'm very pleased with how far I've come, and I see my injuries and my scars and all my buddies and everybody that was at Walter Reid with me, you know I see it almost as a form of character.

Kyle Carpenter

I'm totally fine knowing that I gave part of myself to a bigger purpose and a bigger cause, to not only serve my country but try to make a better way of life for other people and much less fortunate people.

Kyle Carpenter

So many of our wounded warriors from today's wars are alive not just because of remarkable advances in technology, but primarily because of the extraordinary dedication and skill of our military and our VA medical professionals.

Kyle Carpenter