The 54 members of B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment were attacked by more than 400 enemy fighters with heavy automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, firing from high ground surrounding the outpost. The enemy infiltrated two areas of the COP, killing eight U.S. Soldiers and injuring more than 25.<\/p>\n
Carter — who was a specialist at the time — ran a gauntlet of enemy fire to resupply ammo to fighting positions. He picked off numerous enemy with his sharpshooting and risked his life to carry an injured Soldier to cover, despite his own injuries from RPG rounds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“I was pleasantly surprised, but I wasn’t shocked,” said retired 1st Sgt. Jonathan G. Hill [Carter’s platoon sergeant at COP Keating]. “In my heart I knew deep down inside that it was going to happen eventually, because knowing what he (Carter) went through and knowing the extraordinary circumstances that he and everyone else had faced, there was no way that something like this could be passed up. \u2026 I couldn’t be prouder.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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