Ty Carter
| Ty Michael Carter | |
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| Born |
25 January 1980 Spokane, Washington |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps United States Army
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| Years of service | 1998–2002 (USMC) 2008–2014 (USA) |
| Rank |
 Staff Sergeant
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| Unit |
 61st Cavalry Regiment 4th Infantry Division 7th Infantry Division
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Medal of Honor Purple Heart Combat Action Badge
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| Spouse(s) | Divorced |
| Website | tymcartermoh.com |
Ty Michael Carter (born January 1980) is a United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient. He was awarded the United States of America's highest military honor for his actions at the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan. Carter left active duty in September 2014.
Carter was born in Spokane, Wash., on January 25, 1980 and moved to California’s Bay Area in 1981. In 1991, his family moved back to Spokane, where he graduated from North Central High School in 1998. He later settled in Antioch, California until he enlisted in the US Army.
Carter enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps October 13, 1998, and attended the Marine Corps Combat Engineer School. He later served in Okinawa, Japan, as an intelligence clerk. Carter showed promise in weapons’ marksmanship and was sent to Primary Marksmanship Instructor School in 1999. He served two short training deployments; one to San Clemente Island, Calif., and the other to Egypt, for Operation Bright Star. Carter was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps on October 12, 2002.
After his enlistment, Carter enrolled in college and studied biology at Los Medanos Community College in California where he met and began dating April Ait in early 2004. April soon became pregnant and they were married shortly thereafter. After the birth of their daughter Madison, some time traveling the United States, and subsequent divorce, Carter opted to join the U.S. Army.
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