Bill Text: MS HR69 | 2014 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter; honor sacrifice of and commend upon upcoming awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-29 - Enrolled Bill Signed [HR69 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2014-HR69-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2014 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: The Entire Membership
House Resolution 69
(As Adopted by House)
A RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE SACRIFICE MADE BY CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT AND MISSISSIPPI NATIVE LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM KYLE CARPENTER OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, SERIOUSLY WOUNDED WHILE SERVING A TOUR OF MILITARY DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN, AND TO EXPRESS TO THIS COURAGEOUS SERVICEMAN THE DEEPEST APPRECIATION OF A GRATEFUL STATE AND NATION.
WHEREAS, a Mississippi native will become the third Marine to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor since the beginning of the War on Terror when Corporal William Kyle Carpenter receives the Congressional Medal of Honor for covering a grenade with his body to save fellow Marine Lance Corporal Nick Eufrazio; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter of the United States Marine Corps stands high among those servicemen and women so honored by their country; and
WHEREAS, as a committed serviceman, Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, born in Jackson, Mississippi, on October 17, 1989, answered the call of his country and left his family and home to serve in Afghanistan as a part of the War on Terror when he enlisted in the Marine Corps' Delayed Entry Program in February 2009, and completed Recruit Training in March 2009 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina; and
WHEREAS, after completing his initial training at the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger, North Carolina, Private First Class William Kyle Carpenter was assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, where he served as a Squad Automatic Weapon Gunner from September 2009 to November 2010, before being deployed to Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in July 2010; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2010, while serving in Afghanistan, Lance Corporal Carpenter took the full blast from an enemy hand grenade in seeking to save a fellow Marine, suffering catastrophic wounds for the cause of freedom, losing the sight of his right eye and suffering other injuries that require extensive surgeries and rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, he has shown himself worthy of the name "United States Marine" no less on the battlefield than in the valiant manner in which he has fought the fight toward recovery from his injuries; and
WHEREAS, there is no greater or more courageous sacrifice a man can make than to risk his life for a noble cause, as Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter has done, and to honor his valor, Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter was presented with the Purple Heart in December 2010; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the House of Representatives to recognize such a brave and courageous Mississippian as Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, and we pray for his swift and complete recovery, and offer grateful thanks to Almighty God for the service and sacrifice of this heroic son of Mississippi:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby honor the sacrifice made by Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and Mississippi native Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter of the United States Marine Corps, seriously wounded while serving a tour of military duty in Afghanistan, and express to this courageous serviceman the deepest appreciation of a grateful state and nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, on behalf of all Mississippians, acknowledge with deep appreciation the great sacrifice that the men and women of the United States Armed Forces make for the ideals of freedom and justice, which are so richly enjoyed in this nation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
