On Wednesday, they shared a beer. On Thursday, President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to Dakota Meyer, credited with saving three dozen of his fellow Marines during operations in Afghanistan in 2009.
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President Barack Obama next month will present the Medal of Honor to the first living Marine to receive the recognition for actions in Afghanistan or Iraq, the White House announced Friday.
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President Barack Obama is awarding the Medal of Honor to an Afghanistan war veteran, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, for courageous actions during combat ...
Petry took action "with complete disregard for his personal safety" and "consciously and deliberately risked his life to move to and secure the live enemy grenade and consciously throw the grenade away from his fellow Rangers"
"Secret Svc last night seeing me lost in work, 'Mr. Loving, park's open now, you can return. Thought you'd like to know.' What little kindness I see, if not from Connie or Steve, it's from the Officers in the park." SL