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    Sgt. Dakota Meyer

    GREENSBURG, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES

    08.03.2011

    Photo by Sgt. Jimmy Shea 

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    Dakota Meyer, 23, laughs as his high school faculty and staff share stories of Meyer when he was a student at Green County High School before giving remarks to his high school faculty and staff in Greensburg, Ky., Aug. 3. Meyer will be receiving the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor, from President Barack Obama in Washington, Sept. 15, making him the first living Marine recipient since the Vietnam War. Meyer was assigned to Embedded Training Team 2-8 advising the Afghan National Army in the eastern provinces bordering Pakistan. He will be awarded for heroic actions in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2009.

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    Date Taken: 08.03.2011
    Date Posted: 08.12.2011 18:38
    Photo ID: 442406
    VIRIN: 110803-M-8329S-023
    Resolution: 3946x2617
    Size: 4.41 MB
    Location: GREENSBURG, KENTUCKY, US

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