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Dakota Louis Meyer (born June 26, 1988) [1] is a former United States Marine.A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Meyer is the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, and Swenson is the fifth living soldier and second officer to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Two other Marines at the battle, Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez-Chavez and Capt. Ademola Fabayo, received the Navy Cross. [7] [8]
Marine Corps Corporal Dakota Meyer became the third living recipient awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal. [63] [64] An additional eleven living recipients have been awarded the Medal of Honor since Meyer. There have been twelve awards to the U.S. Army, three to the U.S. Navy, two to the U.S. Marine Corps and ...
On this Memorial Day, we honor the brave Kentuckians who have served our country—individuals such as Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient from Columbia, Kentucky, reminds us of our ...
A Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Corp Veteran is slamming the so-called 'King of Instagram,' Dan Bilzerian, in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre. Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer slams ...
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
As of March 2022, only one Marine from Third Battalion has been awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in the Afghanistan. Dakota Meyer Rank and billet: Corporal Organization: Embedded Training Team 2-8 Date and place of action: 2008-09-08, Kunar province, Afghanistan Entered service: Greensburg, Kentucky Birth: Greensburg, Kentucky
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