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Kentucky Medal of Honor Winner Assaulted

Moon Mullins — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:33:39 +0000

Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient from Kentucky, was attacked over the weekend. Read it here. As you can tell, there may not be a correlation between the attack and Meyer's service in the military. Either way, I don't

Regional Musicians Write Song For Medal Of Honor Recipient [VIDEO]

Jaclyn Graves — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:34:23 +0000

Three Bowling Green musicians recently wrote a song for the youngest Medal Of Honor recipient, Dakota Meyer. He grew up in Columbia, KY and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2006. A school trained sniper and highly skilled Marine infantryman, Sgt. Meyer deployed twice to combat duty. In 2007, he deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and during 2009-10, he deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom In September 2011, he was awarded the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, The Medal Of Honor. He is the third living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, and the first living United States Marine in 38 years to be so honored.

Medal of Honor Winner Dakota Meyer to be Honored in Adair County

Moon Mullins — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:34:37 +0000

Mayor Mark Harris and County Judge Executive Ann Melton cordially invite you to an event: “For Those Who Gave All”. Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Dakota Meyer will be honored Sunday, October 2 at LWC Blue Raider Stadium at 2:00 p.m. It’s all part of “Sergeant Dakota Meyer Week”. Ceremonies will include a parade around downtown Columbia which [...]

Kentucky Marine Awarded Medal of Honor [VIDEO]

Dave Spencer — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:54:16 +0000

I had a grandfather and a great-uncle who served in World War II. Friends of my dad's served in Korea. (Dad was unable to do so because of flat feet, but, boy he wanted to.) I had a couple of college professors who were Vietnam vets. And there were some from my high school graduating class who served in Desert Storm. Outside of my parents, I hold no one in higher regard than the men and women who serve our country in the Armed Forces.