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November 8, 2010: Former Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer under Consideration for Congressional Medal of Honor

2010-11-08

Inactive Reserve Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer, whose actions in eastern Afghanistan (see September 8, 2009) military writer Bing West called “the greatest act of courage in the war [in Afghanistan]” [West, 2/22/2011, pp. 98-111] , is reported to be under consideration for the Congressional Medal of Honor. [Marine Corps Times, 11/8/2010] Meyer is working with AUSGAR Technologies at this time (see June 2010 - March 2011).