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Had gone missing, marine corporal dakota meyer raced into a area in afghanistan you want to be controlled by taliban insurgents. under intense enemy fire, he managed to find and recover the bodies of four fallen servicemen and helped save the lives of 36 afghan and u.s. troops. just two years later, at the age of 23, dakota meyer became the first living marine to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam war. >> pete: welcome back to "modern warriors." i teased her and we went to break about what it's like to be -- not another level a veteran, but to have a national spotlight thrust upon yo...

who serve and god bless the united states of america. semper fi. [ applause ] >> the president of the united states and the name of the congress takes pleasure in presenting the medal of honor to corporal meyer for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with marine embedded training team 2-8. command 3-7 in kunar province. corporal meyer maintained security at a patrol rally point while other members of his team moved on foot with two platoons of afghan national army and border police into the village for a predawn meeting with v...

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