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Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer; Medal of Honor Winner
Topic Started: Sep 15 2011, 01:05 PM (289 Views)
Baldo
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He is receiving the Medal of Honor today

Medal of Honor Citation

"The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to

CORPORAL DAKOTA L. MEYER
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

For service as set forth in the following

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the repeated risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a member of Marine Embedded Training Team 2-8, Regional Corps Advisory Command 3-7, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on 8 September 2009. When the forward element of his combat team began to be hit by intense fire from roughly 50 Taliban insurgents dug-in and concealed on the slopes above Ganjgal village, Corporal Meyer mounted a gun-truck, enlisted a fellow Marine to drive, and raced to attack the ambushers and aid the trapped Marines and Afghan soldiers. During a six hour fire fight, Corporal Meyer single-handedly turned the tide of the battle, saved 36 Marines and soldiers and recovered the bodies of his fallen brothers. Four separate times he fought the kilometer up into the heart of a deadly U-shaped ambush. During the fight he killed at least eight Taliban, personally evacuated 12 friendly wounded, and provided cover for another 24 Marines and soldiers to escape likely death at the hands of a numerically superior and determined foe. On his first foray his lone vehicle drew machine gun, mortar, rocket grenade and small arms fire while he rescued five wounded soldiers. His second attack disrupted the enemy’s ambush and he evacuated four more wounded Marines. Switching to another gun-truck because his was too damaged they again sped in for a third time, and as turret gunner killed several Taliban attackers at point blank range and suppressed enemy fire so 24 Marines and soldiers could break-out. Despite being wounded, he made a fourth attack with three others to search for missing team members. Nearly surrounded and under heavy fire he dismounted the vehicle and searched house to house to recover the bodies of his fallen team members. By his extraordinary heroism, presence of mind amidst chaos and death, and unselfish devotion to his comrades in the face of great danger, Corporal Meyer reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Meyer


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The ROE about not firing near civilians has gotten Marines killed...it got Marines killed in the action for which he was awarded the MOH.
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LTC8K6
Sep 15 2011, 03:20 PM
The ROE about not firing near civilians has gotten Marines killed...it got Marines killed in the action for which he was awarded the MOH.
How right you are, it took one Marine to disobey orders to save the wounded. I remember watching "They Died with Their Boots On" with Eral Flynn, he got a medal as a Lt during the Civil War, playing General Custer. He had disobeyed orders and when the general gave him his medal the general stated, that when you disobey orders you either get a medal or you get a court martial. I thought that was kind of ironic. Custer was a Lt when he recieved that medal during the Civil War.
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I saw tonight that the Marine driving Cpl Meyer into the field of fire recieved the Navy Cross, the second highest award. Can anyone tell me why he didn't recieve the Medal of Honor? The driver was doing the same thing and could not even fire back at the enemy forces. Had it not been for the driver, Cpl Meyer would not have recieved anything. There must be a slim line between the MOH and the NC or was this a PC decision, where the driver had some baggage?
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I wondered about that, too.
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Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer Discusses Actions Leading to Medal of Honor, Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MCLI-nZUZg&feature=relmfu


You are going to love this guy!
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kbp

I found a husband for my daughter! Just a note of precaution; one should NEVER get under a raised boom of any equipment without bracing the cylinder with a block, like he did at the end of the video. The milling head would drop and kill him if a line leaked off or blew out.


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Sep 15 2011, 11:06 PM
I found a husband for my daughter! Just a note of precaution; one should NEVER get under a raised boom of any equipment without bracing the cylinder with a block, like he did at the end of the video. The milling head would drop and kill him if a line leaked off or blew out.


I agree on both. You always put a positive lockout working under any equipment.

And that young man is going places.
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Here is Dakota Meyer speaking at his former high school:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3leZQEFsko&feature=relmfu
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