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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.
Sgt. Dakota Louis Meyer is a Marine Corps veteran who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his outstanding performance in saving the lives of his counterparts from an ambush in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Dakota Meyer is a 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 8 September 2009, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Learn about how Dakota is changing lives nationwide motivating, helping, directing, veterans and civilians alike.
Sergeant Dakota L. Meyer is a United States Marine Corps veteran and recipient of the military’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor. He is the New York Times best-selling author of the book, Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War.
Sep 15, 2011 · Dakota Meyer, a former Marine Corps corporal, was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of 36 US and Afghan troops pinned down in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2009.
Sep 15, 2011 · And Thursday at the White House, President Obama is awarding Cpl. Dakota Meyer with the Medal of Honor, making him the first living Marine to receive the award since the Vietnam War.
Sep 8, 2009 · U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Dakota Louis Meyer was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the War on Terrorism (Afghanistan).
Sep 14, 2011 · Dakota Meyer. MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION. Corporal Meyer maintained security at a patrol rally point while other members of his team moved on foot with two platoons of Afghan National Army and Border Police into the village of Ganjgal for a pre-dawn meeting with village elders.
Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer braved the bloody kill zone of a Taliban ambush to rescue wounded troops and recover the bodies of fallen Marines. This article appears in: Summer 2022.
When Dakota Meyer was presented the Medal of Honor on September 11, 2011, he became the second Marine Corps recipient of the award in the War on Terrorism, and the FIRST LIVING Marine to...
