(Washington)-who disobeys an order and tempting fate, Marine corporal punishment Dakota state mayer was charged in Afghanistan the darkness of the valley fierce exchange hummer five times against attack save taliban fighters comrade.
On Thursday, miles, the state's MEDALS, top military award by President Obama.
Meyer courage in six hours of ambush, in the fighting to save the life of the 36 people, both the United States and the Afghan people. He killed at least eight taliban militants. By researchers from the turret shooting the hummer Marine drive, he offers including his team, let many escape may die.
He is the commander of the defied his, tell him to stay back order. Kill zone, they say, it's too dangerous. But only 21 years time, young corporal, know that his friend had been trapped in September of 2009, early in the morning.
, "Obama held a ceremony in the east room of the White House said:" sergeant. Dakota state mayer, we see the best one, through ten years of war of the difference between a generation.
Meyer, then promoted to the sheriff, now out of the Marine corps, is the third person, and Marine life in Iraq and Afghanistan the first action will be awarded a medal.
Modest, soft-spoken 23 years old now live in his home in Kentucky, in the work of the green town construction.
Obama praised his modesty and professional moral mayer. When the White House trying to achieve a working days of the middle, he told him that his gold medal has approved, he worry, whether he can work in the call. Therefore, the President's White House calls for the lunch break, myers. Obama to smile, to thank him for his call.
Medal ceremony eve, Obama and meyer of the meeting at the White House, near the rose garden terrace, chat in a beer.
Despite the heroic young, in death in an ambush, four americans: lieutenant Michael Johnson 25, from Virginia beach; Staff sergeant. A long Kenefick, 30, of Georgia, Ross will, Corpsman James layton, 22, the bank of the river, California; And general Edwin small Wayne Johnson, a 31-year-old from Columbus, Georgia heavy artillery sheriff the fifth man, army sergeant. Kenneth w. west brooke, 41, Shiprock, new Mexico, and later died of his wounds.
Meyer said, he has been trying to and national attention, was confirmed as his life the most bad day,. He asked, commemorates those who died in the day in his hometown, held at the same time, he won the medal of honor service.
The President said to meyer, he let no one down.
"Dakota, I know you sad that one day, you said your efforts in some degree, because you failed not his teammates," the President said fought back home. "But, in administrative and on behalf of everyone here, today and all the American commander, I want you to know that it's completely the opposite."
After the problem, meyer of all the good opinion of the pile, and put forward the army is preventable five U.S. deaths. "Inadequate and ineffective" and "a direct the loss of life", to the events of that day after a survey, two officers being scolded.
"You can't say any grasp this, but the opportunity is, in my opinion, this is that they have" still alive, said retired colonel Richard hooker, his leadership of the investigation. Hooker in and CBS '" 60 minutes "interview, speak. "
Meyer is a safe, support mobile in September 8, 2009, day, a patrol in Ganjgal GuCun part of a team. Suddenly, in a village near the light went out, the gunfire erupted. On the hillside and the village about 50 taliban militants ambushed patrol.
As the team forward to fire, and ask the air support, isn't the future, meyer begged his order, let his head, to help to fire.
Four times, he was stripped, he and another before a Marine, staff sergeant. Juan rodriguez chavez, hummer and toward the war to jump into. For his courage, rodriguez chavez, a 34 years old was known as the original AKuNa, Mexico, will be awarded the navy's cross.
Meyer and peyton manning hummer turrets, two for heavy artillery. But they injured marines and U.S. and Afghan soldiers began to evacuated to safety points. Meier killed five people made area.
Period, the fifth trip into the damage, the helicopter arrived in final indirect support. The chopper troops tell young, they have found the four bodies. Mayer know, these are his friends.
", "mayer said," this might sound crazy, but it just, you don't really feel like look, you don't understand it, you really don't understand what you do, until looking for it.
Injured, tired, meyer leave the relative safety of hummer, and ran out of the walk.
Buildings around the dodge, in order to avoid the gunfire, he arrived at his whereabouts of the comrade of institutions.
Meyer and two other soldiers from bullets and rocket-propelled grenade pull of the body, a man was killed, and tried to take cover ditch.




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