Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer (CBS)
White House, Pentagon Won't Probe Medal Of Honor -- McClatchy News
WASHINGTON — The White House and the Pentagon said Thursday that they wouldn't investigate embellishments in the Marine Corps' account of the actions that led to Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer receiving the Medal of Honor.
A day after McClatchy Newspapers revealed errors and exaggerations in the Marines' narrative of Meyer's heroism in Afghanistan — many of which were repeated by President Barack Obama at the Sept. 15 medal ceremony — the Obama administration said that it stood by the narrative provided by the Marines. White House spokesman Jay Carney said that the Marines' medal vetting process was "quite extensive and thorough."
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White House Stands by Medal of Honor Story About Sgt. Dakota Meyer -- ABC News
Dakota Meyer Medal of Honor: Exaggeration claims defended by Obama -- Politico
White House defends honor for Marine -- AFP
Marines stand by version of Medal of Honor battle -- CNN
Marine Corps statement on Cpl. Meyer's Medal of Honor -- Kansas City
Marines promoted inflated story for Medal of Honor recipient -- Washington Post
Heroic deeds of Medal of Honor recipient 'were exaggerated' -- The Telegraph
Medal of Honor recipient's story questioned -- CBS