The Afghan Rescue Mission Behind Today's Medal of Honor -- Bing West, Wall Street JournalInside a village on the Pakistan border, America's defining values were on display.
President Obama will today award the Medal of Honor to Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer. In attendance will be a handful of soldiers and Marines who, one day in September 2009, were abandoned by their chain of command and relied on their own initiative to dislodge a fierce enemy. Their battle has entered military folklore and resulted not only in today's Medal of Honor but in two Navy Crosses, two investigations for dereliction of duty, three letters of severe reprimand, and a recommendation for a second Medal of Honor.
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My Comment: Bing West is spot on in this posting. Could not have said it any better.
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