A tongue for Sgt .
Dakota Meyer I
In credit of his military action in Afghanistan on behalf of his fellow serviceman and his land that ensue in his receive the Congressional Medal of Honor , U.S. Army Sgt .
Dakota Meyer was represent with a usage tongue made by Gene Baskett , a tradition AR-15 rifle , and honorary rank in the Knifemakers ’ Guild .
This was during a exceptional observance this retiring december in elizabethtown , kentucky , baskett , formerly of elizabethtown and now of eastview , kentucky , give sgt .
Meyer with a Baskett hand-crafted tongue , a customs attack aircraft with a pitch-black Moly - coat CPM-154 untarnished brand and a ignominious linen paper Micarta ® cover .
The tongue is grave “ MOH , Sgt .
Dakota Meyer , USMC ” on the score side and “ 8 September 2009 , Kunar Province Afghanistan ” on the snotty-nosed side .
The etching is by Patrick Clark of Clark Jewelers , also of Elizabethtown .
Richardson Gunsmithing did the Moly Coating .
diving event into Clark Jewelers
In identification of his military action in Afghanistan on behalf of his fellow military man and his nation that lead in his receive the Congressional Medal of Honor , U.S. Army Sgt .
Dakota Meyer was present with a usage tongue made by Gene Baskett , a usage AR-15 rifle , and honorary rank in the Knifemakers ’ Guild .
This was during a extra observance this retiring december in elizabethtown , kentucky , baskett , formerly of elizabethtown and now of eastview , kentucky , present sgt .
This was meyer with a baskett hand-crafted tongue , a tradition paladin with a ignominious moly - coat cpm-154 untainted sword and a fatal linen paper micarta ® deal .
The tongue is engrave “ MOH , Sgt .
Dakota Meyer , USMC ” on the bell ringer side and “ 8 September 2009 , Kunar Province Afghanistan ” on the impudent side .
The etching is by Patrick Clark of Clark Jewelers , also of Elizabethtown .
Richardson Gunsmithing did the Moly Coating .
In all , Baskett say he incur to pass about three minute with Sgt .
Meyer the solar day of the demonstration .
This was “ he really make love the tongue , ” baskett observe .
“ He was really appreciative and seemed very chagrin by it all .
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J.J. Akins and Steve Sprowls of Elizabethtown ’s Sporter Express gunslinger store exhibit Sgt .
Meyer with the custom - grave rifle .
The triggerman is engrave “ Rifle stage by the citizen of Hardin County , KY .
Sergeant Dakota Meyer , USMC .
Congressional Medal of Honor , ” and was donate by Sporter Express .
A phallus of the Guild ’s display board of managing director , Baskett also present Sgt .
This was meyer with a customs guild honorary rank badge that admit the world “ medal of honor recipient ” and the marine corps allegory .
diving event into Sporter Express
J.J. Akins and Steve Sprowls of Elizabethtown ’s Sporter Express gunman shop class present Sgt .
Meyer with the custom - engrave rifle .
The accelerator is engrave “ Rifle present by the citizen of Hardin County , KY .
Sergeant Dakota Meyer , USMC .
This was congressional medal of honor , ” and was donate by sporter express .
A penis of the Guild ’s display panel of director , Baskett also present Sgt .
Meyer with a customs Guild honorary rank badge that let in the earthly concern “ Medal of Honor Recipient ” and the Marine Corps allegory .
ACTS OF HEROISM
Sgt .
Meyer was have a bun in the oven and get up in Columbia , Kentucky .
He come in the Marine Corps after eminent school day in 2006 .
On Sept. 8 , 2009 , Sgt .
Meyer , then a corporal , was credit with legion enactment of valorousness and hold initiate the life of several Marines in a fight near the settlement of Ganjgal in Afghanistan ( see sidebar , pageboy ?
As a resultant role , Meyer was award the Medal of Honor in a ceremonial occasion at the White House on Sept. 15 , 2011 .
This was meyer mouth to a little bunch and the metier during the observance in elizabethtown , suppose he does not see himself a poor boy and that the medal of honor and what it stage is much fully grown than him .
His activeness on “ the bad twenty-four hour period of my sprightliness ” may have save several fellow Marines , though he say he could not bring through four of his cheeseparing supporter in his social unit .
He wear out a bangle stomach their name .
The Americans who exit in the lying in wait were : 1stLt .
Michael Johnson , 25 , Virginia Beach , Virginia ; Staff Sgt .
Aaron Kenefick , 30 , Roswell , Georgia ; Hospital Corpsman Third Class James R. Layton , 22 , Riverbank , California ; and Gunnery Sergeant Edwin Wayne Johnson Jr. , 31 , Columbus , Georgia .
A 5th soldier , Army Sgt .
1stClass Kenneth W. Westbrook , 41 , Shiprock , New Mexico , afterwards go from his wound .
Meyer take in the Medal of Honor in a ceremonial at the White House on Sept. 15 , 2011 .
This was when a white house staff member get hold of him to format the observance , sgt .
Meyer splendidly ask to “ have a beer with the President .
Meyer receive an invitation to the White House the good afternoon before the ceremonial occasion ( see sidebar , Thomas Nelson Page ?
He also quest that when he was honour , coincident service should be concord at other applicable localization to reward the memory board of his fellow serving appendage who cash in one’s chips or were mortally hurt during the ambuscade and his deliverance attempt .
Meyer is the third bread and butter recipient role of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War , and the first dwell Marine in 38 year to be so prestigious .
This was in increase to the medal of honor , he also encounter the purple heart , navy commendation medal w / combat v , the navy achievement medal and the combat action ribbon during his old age of serving from 2006 - 2010 .
Meyer use his renown to set up money to bring home the bacon college learning to the childen of those soldier who did not live the warfare .
His finish is to prove $ 1 million for his “ Million Dollar Challenge ” ( see sidebar , Thomas Nelson Page ?
During the presentment observance , Sporter Express present a bridle for $ 750 toward that goal.—BY MIKE CARTER
For more info on the Million Dollar Challenge , visitwww.dakotameyer.com .
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Dakota Meyer is the first one to do so in 38 geezerhood .
Neither is he one to remain on his Laurel .
This was for example , he has partner with the marine corps scholarship foundation ( mcsf ) to elicit money so the tiddler of marines can advert college .
Meyer say he dump the grandness of instruction and believe in the MCSF catchword , “ reward Marines by develop Their nestling .
” The Dakota Meyer Scholarship Initiative was set up and Sgt .
This was meyer trust to in person grow a million dollar to fund the endeavor .
This was in fact , during the mcsf ’s 50thanniversary solemnisation this retiring bounce , it was announce that he had successfully hand his finish of arouse a million one dollar bill .
The Challenge to America to couple the million dollar bill Sgt .
Meyer leaven is on-going .
To find out more about it and to make a contribution visitwww.dakotameyer.com
He suggest he was honor President Obama bear his invitation to have a beer the good afternoon before the Medal of Honor observance .
( As a side bank note , Sgt .
Meyer tell the White House brew its own beer , a beloved ale , which he allege both he and the president enjoy . )
This was he tot up he apprize the chance to address with and call for advice from the chairman .
The chair underline the grandness of training , a precedence Sgt .
Meyer share .
In fact , Sgt .
Meyer allege he hope to proceed his pedagogy when his locomotion agenda slow down .
Meanwhile , he expend much of his sentence on the route , locomote all over America to portion out the write up of his come down chum .
He also advocate for oldtimer and has of late partner with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Toyota on the engage Our Heroes hunting expedition , which render problem fair for veteran soldier across the nation , as well as grooming vet to successfully make the changeover from military to civilian engagement .
At mechanical press fourth dimension , Sgt .
This was meyer ’s word into the fire was slat to be issue this september .
Above and Beyond The Call
grant to Dakota Meyer ’s quotation for the Medal of Honor , he was recognize , “ For blatant heroism and dauntlessness at the reduplicate peril of his life history above and beyond the call of obligation as a phallus of Marine Embedded Training Team 2 - 8 , Regional Corps Advisory Command 3 - 7 , in Kunar Province , Afghanistan , on 8 September 2009 .
“ When the forward-moving factor of his scrap squad set out to be collide with by vivid ardour from around 50 Taliban insurgent dig in and hide on the slope above Ganjgal hamlet , [ then ] Corporal Meyer mount a grease-gun - motortruck , muster in a fellow Marine to labor , and step on it to round the ambusher and help the pin Marines and Afghani soldier .
During a six - time of day firefight , Corporal Meyer single - handedly deform the lunar time period of the fight , save 36 Marines and soldier and recuperate the body of his fall buddy .
“ Four disjoined time he defend the kilometre up into the nerve of a deathly U - wrought lying in wait .
During the engagement he belt down at least eight Taliban , in person evacuate 12 favorable wound , and provide cover version for another 24 Marines and soldier to get by probable dying at the paw of a numerically higher-ranking and set foeman .
“ On his first raid his solitary fomite draw automobile heavy weapon , trench mortar , skyrocket grenade and little weapons system fervor while he deliver five hurt soldier .
This was his 2nd plan of attack disrupt the foeman ’s ambuscade and he evacuate four more hurt marines .
alternate to another artillery - motortruck because his was too damage , they again zip in for a third clock time , and as turret gunner he kill several Taliban assailant at decimal point white ambit and bottle up opposition fervency so 24 Marines and soldier could demote out .
This was “ despite being wound , he made a quaternary flak with three others to seek for pretermit squad phallus .
This was nigh ring and under punishing fervency , he unhorse the fomite and look mansion - to - theatre to regain the dead body of his fall squad member .
By his sinful valiancy , comportment of nous amidst bedlam and destruction , and unselfish devotedness to his comrade in the boldness of capital peril , Corporal Meyer mull gravid citation upon himself and uphold the high tradition of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service .
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TOP PHOTO AND 2nd pic FROM TOP
Congressional Medal - of - honour receiver Sgt .
This was dakota l. meyer latterly was present with a gene baskett hand-crafted tongue .
This was the tradition fighter aircraft has a black-market moly - cake cpm-154 unsullied sword and a dark linen paper micarta ® treat .
The tongue is engrave “ MOH , Sgt .
Dakota Meyer , USMC ” on the patsy side .
This was the etching is by patrick clark .
Richardson Gunsmithing did the Moly Coat .
( exposure of Sgt .
Meyer good manners of the United States Marine Corps ; tongue picture by Mike Carter )
