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December 15, 2011

Report: Marines Exaggerated Story of Medal of Honor Recipient 
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The U.S. Marine Corps is being accused of embellishing and exaggerating
the actions of a corporal recently awarded the Medal of Honor, the
nation’s highest award for valor. On September 15, President Obama
bestowed the medal on Dakota Meyer for supposedly carrying out a number
of acts, including rescuing two dozen Afghan soldiers, saving 13 U.S.
service members and personally killing eight insurgents at extremely
close range. According to dozens of documents uncovered by Mc Clatchy
news, crucial parts of the story are either untrue, unsubstantiated or
exaggerated. At the time Meyer was awarded his medal, lawmakers and
officers were reportedly pressuring the military to award more Medals of
Honor because few were conferred in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It
is unclear if the White House knew President Obama was detailing an
embellished story when presenting Meyer with the award.



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