Specialist Ty Michael Carter
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Specialist Ty Michael Carter is a real-life U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient whose actions during the Battle of Kamdesh are dramatized in the war film "The Outpost."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Specialist Ty Carter | 2 |
| Specialist Ty Michael Carter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5600995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Specialist Ty Michael Carter Context triple: [The Outpost, portraysCharacter, Specialist Ty Michael Carter]
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A.
Tarik Matthews
Tarik Matthews is the child of Gloria Matthews.
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B.
Tyron Garner
Tyron Garner was one of the two men whose arrest for consensual same-sex activity led to the landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws nationwide.
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C.
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his prolific work in supporting roles across numerous Hollywood productions.
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D.
Leon Riley
Leon Riley was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager, best known as the father of legendary NBA coach and executive Pat Riley.
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E.
Heath Shuler
Heath Shuler is a former NFL quarterback who later served as a Democratic U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Specialist Ty Michael Carter Target entity description: Specialist Ty Michael Carter is a real-life U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient whose actions during the Battle of Kamdesh are dramatized in the war film "The Outpost."
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A.
Tarik Matthews
Tarik Matthews is the child of Gloria Matthews.
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B.
Tyron Garner
Tyron Garner was one of the two men whose arrest for consensual same-sex activity led to the landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws nationwide.
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C.
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his prolific work in supporting roles across numerous Hollywood productions.
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D.
Leon Riley
Leon Riley was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager, best known as the father of legendary NBA coach and executive Pat Riley.
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E.
Heath Shuler
Heath Shuler is a former NFL quarterback who later served as a Democratic U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army soldier
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Kamdesh
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War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Carter ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability | military heroism ⓘ |
| givenName | Ty ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ |
| hasRole |
combat outpost defender
ⓘ
machine gunner ⓘ |
| middleName | Michael ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Specialist ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment
ⓘ
4th Infantry Division ⓘ
linked to:
4th Infantry Division (United States)
|
| notableAction |
Helped recover a wounded soldier during the Battle of Kamdesh
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Provided medical aid to wounded comrades under fire ⓘ Repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to resupply ammunition ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Defense of Combat Outpost Keating ⓘ |
| notableFor | Heroism during the Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Actions during the Battle of Kamdesh
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kamdesh
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| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Outpost ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | unknown ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about the War in Afghanistan
ⓘ
news articles about the Battle of Kamdesh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Specialist Ty Michael Carter Description of subject: Specialist Ty Michael Carter is a real-life U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient whose actions during the Battle of Kamdesh are dramatized in the war film "The Outpost."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Specialist Ty Michael Carter
linked to: Specialist Ty Michael Carter