Specialist Tym Carter Biography

Specialist Ty M. Carter Specialist Ty M. Carter was one of many to receive a Medal of Honor. Ty was born in 1980 in Spokane Washington. Where he graduated from North Central High School in 1988. On October 13, 1998 Carter joined the Marine Corps, and attend the Marine Corps Combat Engineer School. (Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter - Medal of Honor Recipient for the United States Army.) Carter spent four years in the Marine Corps as an engineer. He was able to serve two training deployments before receiving an honorably discharged for the Marine Corps. (Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter - Medal of Honor Recipient for the United States Army.) Soon after Carter’s discharge out of the Marine Corps; he enrolled in college and studied biology. Carter realized that he needed …show more content…
(Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter - Medal of Honor Recipient for the United States Army.) In May 2012, Carter was deployed to Kandahar City, Afghanistan. (Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter - Medal of Honor Recipient for the United States Army.) While being in Afghanistan, Carter and his team was under attack by over three hundred soldiers. Carter demonstrated several different cases of Warrior Ethos. The first Warrior Ethos Carter demonstrated was “I will always place the mission first”. Carter ran twice through 100 meter gauntlet of enemy to resupply ammunition. (Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter - Medal of Honor Recipient for the United States Army.) He was determine to place the mission first and make sure that his combat team had the plenty of ammunition. The second and third Warrior Ethos Carter demonstrated was “I will never leave a fallen comrade” and “I will never quit”. Despite Carter wounds he extended first aid to a fallen comrade. Carter realized that it was his duty as a solider to help out a fallen comrade. Through several hours of war; Carter never quit he kept pushing through. Carter was able to recover the squad’s radio, which helped them to