Dakota Meyer, 23, finds quiet and solitude in the Green County High
School gym to practice his speech before giving remarks to his high
school faculty and staff in Greensburg, Ky., Aug. 3. Meyer will be
receiving the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor, from
President Barack Obama in Washington, Sept. 15, making him the first
living Marine recipient since the Vietnam War. Meyer was assigned to
Embedded Training Team 2-8 advising the Afghan National Army in the
eastern provinces bordering Pakistan. He will be awarded for heroic
actions in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2009. |
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