Why Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer Will Receive The Medal Of Honor From President Obama Next Week

Medal Of Honor Recipient Saved 36 Lives During Battle -- USA Today

GREENSBURG, Ky. – When Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer plunged into Afghanistan's Ganjgal Valley, he was sure he wouldn't come out alive.

"I don't think there was ever a question in my mind if I was going to die," Meyer said. "It was just when."

Inside the narrow valley, Taliban insurgents were dug into the high ground and hidden inside a village, pouring down deadly fire at Afghan forces and their American advisers. Armed militants swarmed the low ground to try to finish off the troops.

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My Comment: What he did is what most soldiers would do for their "Band of Brothers".

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