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    Sgt. Dakota Meyer [Image 6 of 8]

    Sgt. Dakota Meyer

    GREENSBURG, KY, UNITED STATES

    08.03.2011

    Photo by Sgt. Jimmy Shea 

    Defense Media Activity - Marines

    Dakota Meyer, 23, shows the black wristbands he wears on each arm honoring the three Marines and Navy corpsman who were killed in action in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2009 on his dad's farm in Greensburg, Ky., Aug. 3. Meyer says he will wear these wrist bands everyday for the rest of his life to honor his fallen friends. Meyer will be receiving the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor, from President Barack Obama in Washington, Sept. 15, making him the first living Marine recipient since the Vietnam War. He was assigned to Embedded Training Team 2-8, advising the Afghan National Army in the eastern provinces bordering Pakistan. Meyer will be awarded for heroic actions while trying to save his friends in the Ganjgal valley, Sept. 8, 2009.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.03.2011
    Date Posted: 08.12.2011 18:14
    Photo ID: 442366
    VIRIN: 110803-M-8329S-042
    Resolution: 5238x3479
    Size: 8.18 MB
    Location: GREENSBURG, KY, US

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    Downloads: 84

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