When life knocks you down you only ever have two options, stay down or get back up. This is the story of people who didn’t let their circumstances define their fate. I’m thankful I crossed paths with Wake For Warriors and I look forward to many epic adventures (and shred sessions) to come! A big shoutout and thank you to Dave Deep for your vision and all of the time, effort and love you graciously give to the Wake For Warriors family. We appreciate you. And, thank you to my good buddy and Videographer/Editor Ben Sauls (Bensaulsproductions.com) for the effort you put into making this incredibly powerful video. Perfect timing too because I think it’s exactly what our country needs right now. If you want to see more check out the Wake For Warriors Instagram @wakeforwarriors

It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since the day that would change my life forever. November 21st, 2010 was a day I would die but it was also a day that led to new life.....more life.  The past ten years have been a long and difficult but beautiful journey. A journey of discovering perseverance, purpose, and perspective through long, dark, and painful nights. A journey of support, love, and healing from family, friends, and community.  I am thankful for my path because it led me to who and where I am today. We never know what the future holds. All I know is that I am forever grateful to be here and I will never take moment, breath or sunrise for granted. You Are Worth It https://www.harpercollins.com/products/you-are-worth-it-kyle-carpenterdon-yaeger?variant=32127796019234 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chiksdigscars/ Shot & Edited by Ben Sauls https://www.instagram.com/bensauls_productions/ Voiceover Script:  When a hang grenade detonates it sends shrapnel 700 feet at 24,000 feet per second On November 21, 2010 those hot pieces of burning steel laced with gunpowder tore through my body, changing my life forever... As I felt the sensation of warm water flowing across my body I realized I was bleeding out, And (at 21 years old) on that hot dusty rooftop I faded from consciousness and the world for what I thought was my last time on this earth. Through the darkest void I traveled while being resuscitated three times, Five weeks later I woke up. The average heart will be 2.5 billion times in a lifetime. And- Every beat Every breath  Every second is an irreversible moment you can never get back. So go! and live your life so that when you reach those final moments and breaths you smile because you lived a life worth living. Today is the tenth anniversary of my alive day and another bonus day I never expected to have. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way. I wouldn’t be where I am without you.  Thank you to everyone who has doubted me along the way. I wouldn’t be where I am without you. When you get up in the mornings look at yourself in the mirror and  No matter where you are in life. No matter how hard you’ve been knocked down. No matter how dark and difficult the days that lie ahead may be. Always remember.... You are worth it! And...the smallest of steps completes the grandest of journeys.  People always ask me, what’s next? Like my greatest accomplishments are behind me. I just smile and shrug because deep down  I know I am just getting started. Music: Negative Thoughts by Craig Allen Favel Pulse by Eric Kinny This Will Be The Day by Lady Bri Experience by Summer Kennedy Flares Virgle Arles Remix All found on Musicbed.com Stock Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTUu4ZLtDSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHO-XC2YoBw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4OjtmNr_uo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBscQZkOzdo

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Happy 245 years Marines and Semper Fidelis! It’s truly an honor to have earned the title, served, and sacrificed with you. We filmed this video last November in Las Vegas, at a Marine Corps Birthday Ball I attended while on my book tour. Like everything else, COVID has affected our birthday balls this year so @bensauls_productions and I decided to make a birthday video to share with all of you so we can still honor those that came before us and celebrate the Marine Corps we have today. In the video, I am reading General John A Lejeune’s message (1921) to Marines on our birthday. “On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Since that date, many thousands of men have borne that name Marine. In memory of them, it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the Birthday of our Corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history. The record of our Corps is one which bears comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world’s history. During 90 of the 245 years of its existence, the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation’s foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war and in the long era of tranquility at home generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres, and in every corner of the seven seas so that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security. In every battle and skirmish since the Birth of the Corps, Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term “Marine” has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue. This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today have received from those who preceded us in the Corps. With it, we also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our Corps from generation and has long been the distinguishing mark of Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as “Soldiers of the Sea” since the founding of the Corps.” A big shout out and sincere thank you to @bensauls_productions for his incredible work making this video! Music: The Way Home by Tony Anderson found on Musicbed.com Videographer/Editor: https://www.bensaulsproductions.com/ War Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT-nVMnr-Fo&list=PLH5Cpsr1MWB-khpVxEXOxuaUsx6b5sexi&index=1&t=171s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxyJIqTIa2U&t=187s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwmFBQZq9Z0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEZCNTedeEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBciyrHB6mI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ZQX946U-E

While in Washington D.C. for my media tour for my brand new book, "You are worth it", I get lost at WMAL, give an interview at Great Morning Washington, and finally reunite with my fellow Marines at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Get my book "You Are Worth It" here! https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062944245/you-are-worth-it/ Find me on Instagram @chiksdigscars https://www.instagram.com/chiksdigscars/ Music: California - Brien https://www.instagram.com/brienmusic/ Great News Washington Interview - coming soon My Videographer/Editor https://www.instagram.com/bensauls_productions/ Thanks for watching!

1 day before the release of Kyle Carpenters Book, "You Are Worth It", Kyle travels to New York City to visit Sirius XM, Fox News Studio, Goodlife Project and much more! Get my book "You Are Worth It" here! https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062944245/you-are-worth-it/ Find me on Instagram @chiksdigscars https://www.instagram.com/chiksdigscars/ Full Sirius XM radio interview - coming soon Fox & Friends interview https://video.foxnews.com/v/6094679876001/#sp=show-clips After the Show Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbvuj4rsTOo Goodlife Project Podcast - https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/kyle-carpenter/ NYSE Interview - coming soon The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum Podcast https://radio.foxnews.com/2019/10/14/lance-cpl-kyle-carpenter-you-are-worth-it/ The Story with Martha MacCallum Interview https://video.foxnews.com/v/6094810571001/#sp=show-clips My Videographer/Editor https://www.instagram.com/bensauls_productions/ Thanks for watching!