had gone missing, marine corporal dakota meyer raced into a area in afghanistan you want to be controlled by taliban insurgents. under intense enemy fire, he managed to find and recover the bodies of four fallen servicemen and helped save the lives of 36 afghan and u.s. troops. just two years later, at the age of 23, dakota meyer became the first living marine to receive the medal of honor since the vietnam war. >> pete: welcome back to "modern warriors." i teased her and we went to break about what it's like to be -- not another level a veteran, but to have a national spotlight thrust upon you. dakota, you are probably the clearest example of that in that, one moment you are corporal in a valley in afghanistan, the next moment you are standing in the white house. barack obama is putting a medal of honor around your neck. >> i never knew -- >> i was 23. >> wow. >> i was the first living marine