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Published September 15, 2011, 12:00 AM

Sgt. Dakota Meyer


Sgt. Dakota Meyer poses for a photo while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Ganjgal Village, Kunar province, Afghanistan, in an undated photo. The White House announced the 23-year-old Marine scout sniper from Columbia, Ky., who has since left the Marine Corps, will become the first living Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor in decades for his actions in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/U.S. Marines)
Read the article: Marine credited with saving 36 lives in Afghanistan fire-fight receives Medal of Honor