This article was originally posted on controversialtimes.com:--William Kyle Carpenter, one of only a handful of living Medal of Honor recipients, suffered great physical harm when he used his own body to shield his fellow Marines from a grenade blast. As you can tell from the above photo, Carpenter lost one of his eyes, most of his teeth and suffered numerous lacerations. He talked about his wounds in an interview with David Letterman.However, over 5 years later, Carpenter has made a miraculous recovery. Through numerous surgeries Carpenter no longer looks remotely like the above photo that so many people have seen.These photos from Carpenter’s Instagram account (aptly named chicksdigscars) show the progress he’s made during his recovery.