President Barack Obama on Thursday bestowed the highest U.S. military honor on Dakota Meyer, a young

Описание: (19 Sep 2011) HEADLINE: Obama awards Medal of Honor to young US Marine
CAPTION: President Barack Obama on Thursday bestowed the highest U.S. military honor on Dakota Meyer, a young and humble Marine who defied orders and barreled straight into a ferocious "killing zone" in Afghanistan to save 36 lives. (Sept. 15)

FIVE TIMES, DAKOTA MEYER TEMPTED FATE, CHARGING EACH TIME INTO A HAIL OF GUNFIRE IN A REMOTE AFGHAN PROVINCE TO RESCUE HIS TRAPPED COMRADES.
HE IS CREDITED WITH SAVING THE LIVES OF THIRTY-SIX PEOPLE, BOTH AMERICANS AND AFGHANS, DURING THE SEPTEMBER 2009 AMBUSH.
ON THURSDAY, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AWARDED MEYER THE MEDAL OF HONOR - THE NATION''S HIGHEST MILITARY AWARD.
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(President Barack Obama)
"In Sgt. Dakota Meyer, we see the best of a generation that has served with distinction through a decade of war."
MEYER IS THE THIRD LIVING RECIPIENT OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR FROM THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.
AT TWENTY-THREE, HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE YOUNGEST AMERICANS TO BE AWARDED THE MEDAL.
MEYER DEFIED THE ORDERS OF HIS COMMANDERS DURING THE 2009 RAID AND RACED INTO THE KILL ZONE FIVE TIMES TO RESCUE HIS TRAPPED TEAM.
DESPITE HIS HEROICS, FIVE AMERICANS LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE AMBUSH, A FACT MEYER SAYS HE STILL STRUGGLES WITH.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE, OBAMA ASSURED HIM HE HAD NOT FAILED.
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(President Barack Obama)
"As your commander in chief and on behalf of everyone here today and all Americans, I want you to know it''s quite the opposite."
MEYER HAS LEFT THE MILITARY AND NOW WORKS IN CONSTRUCTION IN HIS HOME STATE OF KENTUCKY.
BUT HIS ACTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN WILL FOREVER MARK HIM AS AN AMERICAN HERO.
JULIE PACE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE WHITE HOUSE.

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