Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 will have day-one DLC, and like in years past, it will focus on a real-life military hero, with proceeds going to charity.
The Call of Duty Endowment Valor Pack, launching on October 23 alongside the game, adds the real-life Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter to the game as a playable character.
Carpenter was in Marjah, Afghanistan, when, on November 21, 2010, he put himself in front of a grenade to help save the life of his fellow Marine, Nick Eufrazio. Carpenter sustained serious injuries from the grenade blast. He was unconscious for five weeks, had his teeth stripped from his mouth, and lost an eye. He sustained numerous other life-threatening injuries in the blast.
Carpenter received the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama in 2014. “No matter how wrecked your world gets, the world keeps spinning,” Carpenter said in the video below.
The Call of Duty Endowment is Activision’s charity that supports military veterans and specifically helping soldiers find jobs after leaving the service. Proceeds from this new Valor Pack will benefit the endowment.
There have been numerous other DLC packs for Call of Duty games supporting the endowment. A previous DLC pack for Black Ops 7 brought the real-life soldier Chris Cassidy to the game; he was among those hunting down Osama bin Laden immediately after 9/11, and then he became a NASA astronaut.
Modern Warfare 4 launches on October 23, but the game’s beta is going on right now for those who preordered the game. An open beta for everyone will be held August 28-September 1.