The first living Medal of Honor recipient in the Marines since Vietnam
Dakota Meyer, 22, of Greensburg, Ky., is likely to become the first Marine since Vietnam to receive the Medal of Honor, the Marine Corps Times reports. The medal would recognize his actions on Sept. 8, 2009, in Afghanistan’s Kunar province to try to save other Marines and a corpsman while he was already wounded. First, ...
Dakota Meyer, 22, of Greensburg, Ky., is likely to become the first Marine since Vietnam to receive the Medal of Honor, the Marine Corps Times reports. The medal would recognize his actions on Sept. 8, 2009, in Afghanistan's Kunar province to try to save other Marines and a corpsman while he was already wounded.
Dakota Meyer, 22, of Greensburg, Ky., is likely to become the first Marine since Vietnam to receive the Medal of Honor, the Marine Corps Times reports. The medal would recognize his actions on Sept. 8, 2009, in Afghanistan’s Kunar province to try to save other Marines and a corpsman while he was already wounded.
First, congratulations to him. Second, I hope everyone keeps cool. Honor the guy, but give him the space he needs. "I feel like the furthest thing from a hero," he told the MC Times. "I feel like I let my guys down because I didn’t bring them home alive."
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