In South Carolina, there's a small town unofficially known as the hometown of living war heroes. This week, military and politics reporter Thomas Novelly shares what he learned about their stories, the rural town of Batesburg-Leesville and the pride that it takes in having been part of their lives.
In South Carolina, there's a small town unofficially known as the hometown of living war heroes.
The town is Batesburg-Leesville, and the war heroes are Sgt. Maj. Thomas Patrick Payne and Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, both recipients of the nation's highest military award for valor, the Medal of Honor.
The likelihood of two living Medal of Honor recipients having called the rural South Carolina town home is small: There are only 66 living recipients of the medal today, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
This week, military and politics reporter Thomas Novelly shares what he learned about their stories, Batesburg-Leesville and the pride that town takes in having been part of their lives.
Read the story: 2 Medal of Honor recipients hail from same small SC town. Here are their stories.
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