Posts tagged ‘medal of honor Dakota Meyer’

He risked his life to save that of others, and was given the nation’s highest award for Valor — the Medal of Honor — for it. Now, however, Sgt. Dakota Meyer is in the midst of a different battlefield, as he fights off allegations that he is mentally unstable and has a drinking problem. BAE [...]

A Marine will become the 3rd living recipient of the Medal of Honor who will be recognized for courageous actions while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. A feature on the Navy Times shared that President Barack Obama had gotten in touch with former Corporal Dakota Meyer, based on information provided by unnamed sources that had [...]

A former corporal who survived an ambush in Afghanistan has been recommended for the Medal of Honor by the Marine Corps, according to a feature on the Navy Times. 22-year-old Dakota Meyer has been nominated by the Marine Corps because of the bravery that he displayed in September 2009. Despite enemy fire, he pulled the [...]