Former Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Meyer To Receive The Medal of Honor

Obama's Beer With A Hero: President Hears Incredible Tale Of Bravery From Marine Who Saved 36 Men Ahead Of Medal Of Honor Award -- Daily Mail

* Heroic soldier saved 13 Marines and Army soldiers and another 23 Afghan troops
* Rescued bodies of four comrades amid heavy gunfire
* 50 Taliban insurgents ambushed soldiers on mountainsides in Kunar Province, Afghanistan in fatal 2009 attack

In a conflict that has produced thousands of American heroes, Dakota Meyer's extraordinary tale of courage stands out from the rest.

Meyer charged through heavy insurgent gunfire on five death-defying trips in an armoured Humvee to save 13 Marines and Army soldiers and another 23 Afghan troops pinned down by withering enemy fire.

He personally killed at least eight insurgents despite taking a shrapnel wound to one arm as he manned the gun turret of the Humvee and provided covering fire for the soldiers, according to the military.

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Marine to receive Medal of Honor at White House -- CNN
Marine gets Medal of Honor -- and a beer with Obama -- USA Today
Before Medal of Honor, beer with Obama -- CBS
Dakota Meyer, Marine Medal of Honor Recipient, Says He’s No Hero -- ABC News
Humble Medal Of Honor Winner Felt 'Like A Failure' -- NPR
Medal of Honor for Kentucky Marine Dakota Meyer -- Politico
Medal of Honor winner wonders why he's being honored for "worst day of my life" -- CBS
Next MOH recipient Meyer says hero status doesn't change his identity -- Stars and Stripes
Dwindling living legacy of valor adds one -- Sign on San Diego
Marine lauded for saving 36 lives -- TBO.com/AP
Memorials Set as Former Marine Gets Medal of Honor -- FOX News/AP
Obama has beer with Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, sparking debate between critics, reporters -- Washington Post
The Afghan Rescue Mission Behind Today's Medal of Honor -- Bing West, Wall Street Journal