In a new promo touting the soon to be Medal of Honor recipient, hero Kyle Carpenter stars in a powerful video about never giving up.

He says of his injuries, “Upon arriving at Camp Bastion, I was labeled PEA: patient expired on arrival. I flat-lined at Walter Reed.”

When people see him and see the devastation wreaked upon his body, “People always assume I was in a motorcycle wreck," says Carpenter. "My response to them: No! Taliban. The enemy killed me: I came back.”

In November of 2010, Cpl. Carpenter jumped onto a grenade to save his fellow Marines' lives. Though his body was torn apart, he survived. TPNN reports that Carpenter “lost his right eye and injured his left, both eardrums were blown, most of his teeth were blown out and much of his jaw was missing. His right arm was shattered, his left arm, wrist and hand had multiple breaks, his right lung collapsed and he had shrapnel wounds in his legs.”

At the close of the video, Carpeneter talks about determination and not giving up on yourself. He says, “I ran a marathon, completed a mud run and jumped from a plane. I will never quit. I am just getting started.”

Cpl. Carpenter is set to receive the nations highest honor for his self sacrifice this Thursday.