Behind the Cover: Tragedy and heroism in Ganjgal, Afghanistan
It’s every Marine’s worst nightmare. Your buddies are pinned down in a kill zone, taking fire from three sides. No help is on the way, and every time you try to assist them, you get turned back by the...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: An exclusive interview with Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor...
By now, many Marine Corps Times readers have read the news that the service has recommended that a former Marine corporal receive the Medal of Honor for valor last year in eastern Afghanistan. It’s a...
View ArticleSetting the record straight on Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor recipient-to-be
With the dust starting to settle, it’s time to set the record straight about Dakota Meyer, who will become the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor in decades. As someone who has covered...
View ArticleVideo: Marine Corps Times interviews Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor recipient
GREENSBURG, Ky. — It has been a long journey. Dakota Meyer will receive the Medal of Honor on Sept. 15, two years after he braved enemy fire multiple times in Afghanistan in attempt to save fellow U.S....
View ArticleMarine hero Dakota Meyer’s book set for September release
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer’s new book is scheduled to be released in September, three years after the devastating battle that led to his heroic actions. “Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account...
View ArticleBehind the Cover: In new book, Dakota Meyer unloads
Last week, I reported for Marine Corps Times that Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer acknowledges in his new book that he attempted to kill himself in 2010, one year after surviving the battle that...
View ArticleMedia blitz for Dakota Meyer’s new book begins today
It has been more than a year since President Obama draped the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest valor award, around the neck of Dakota Meyer. Today, the Marine’s own account of the Sept. 8, 2009,...
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