Kamis, 15 September 2011

Marine hero of Afghanistan receives Medal of Honor in White House ceremony

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On Sept. 8, 2009, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer, then a 21-year-old corporal, defied the orders of his superiors while on duty in a remote province in eastern Afghanistan, raced into a "killing zone" and helped rescue 36 U.S. and Afghan troops.

When President Obama recently called to tell Meyer he would be awarded the Medal of Honor, the military's highest honor, Meyer didn't take the call. Meyer, now 23, was working a new job in construction and asked the president to call him back another time.

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Joby Warrick 16 Sep, 2011


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