Military

Retired U.S Marine Corps Cpl. William “Kyle” Carpenter will be honored Monday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Carpenter threw himself in front of an enemy grenade to shield a fellow Marine from the blast.

Active-duty soldier Pfc. Paul Ieti, 21, recently completed a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. While in the war-ravaged country, he used music to soothe his soul and entertain his fellow soldiers. His incredible singing voice landed him an audition on "America's Got Talent," and his performance on the show this week earned him a standing ovation and a spot in the final competition.

President Barack Obama is sending up to 300 military advisers to help Iraqi forces stem violent sectarian fighting.

President Barack Obama will award retired Marine Corps Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony today, for Carpenter's heroic actions during a Nov. 21, 2010 battle in Afghanistan. Home Post will carry a live feed of the event.

President Barack Obama is mulling over the option of sending in U.S. military Special Forces into Iraq, not for combat, but to help train Iraq's military to better combat the militant insurgent group ISIS.

The USS Peleliu is slated to depart Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific.

Jose Armenta, a retired Marine dog handler, has adopted his military dog Zenit after being wounded in Afghanistan.

About 50 Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) Marines and a group of U.S. soldiers have started arriving in Baghdad to help protect the American embassy from the fast-moving Islamic insurgent group ISIS.

The widow of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steven Stevens was presented with his Bronze Star on Monday at a Camp Pendleton ceremony. Monique Stevens was holding the couple's 2-year-old son Kairo - whom Stevens never got a chance to meet before he was killed in Afghanistan.

Team USA's John Brooks Jr. scored the game winning goal in Monday's World Cup match against Ghana. Brooks, along with three other members of the U.S. national team, is the son of a U.S. service member.