decorated navy seals in our nation s history, rob o neill held a leadership role in over 400 combat missions. including the attempt to rescue the lone survivor, and the decision to save captain phillips from somali pirates. on may 2nd, 2011, only all the compound of usama bin laden and fired the shot that killed him. pete: welcome back. here with dakota meyer, sean parnell, rob o neill, and marcus l. if you want to see more of what is happening tonight, go to foxnation.com for extended cuts and even more candid conversations and you have seen on the channel tonight. we are talking about the state of our military, natural to reflect on the guy still serving plate and how you feel the same way. i threw it onto the table of what topics are more interesting. rob, you jumped on rules of engagement, and the extent to which sometimes politicians set rules that are untenable. it s not even politicians. the problem is, a lot of senior officers are becoming political
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
officers were ambushed and called for backup. corporal meyer asked them. four times, he was told no. so whadid h do? he disobeyed orders and went into the village, literally dodging bullets, bring the kill zone five times. he rescued 36 people, along with 23 afghan soldiers. he is the first living marine to receive the congressional medal of honor for actions in afghanistan or iraq. and get this he not only get a medal of honor, he got to drink a beer with president obama yesterday on the patio at the white house. first, it was bank and it is auto industry. now a politically connected law firm getting a bailout to the tune of $214 million? is president obama going to sign off on this tomorrow? senator sessions has been trying to stop it. and a big troop withdrawal from
and in the words of james layton mom, they can lay their sons to rest with dignity. reporter: but dakota, a kentucky native feels he is undeserving of all the recognition. i m definitely not a hero. that s the furthest thing from the truth. reporter: september 8, 2009. afghan army battalion supported by u.s. soldiers and the meyer fellow marines were ambushed. then corporal meyer requested by radio to go help them. he was ordered to stay back and disobeyed orders. we re going to go in there or die trying, you know. that s how it is. that is your brothers in there. reporter: meyer and staff sergeant juan rodriguez chavez rescued u.s. and afghan troops , provideed cover to allow dozens to escape. they returned five times searching for members of meyer s own team. when found them, they were all dead. i went in there to bring the guys out alive. that was my mission. i didn t bring them out alive
the economy that you can credit and say, glad they are doing that. not yet. not one single thing. you can think of something? right away, pass the treaties right away and in columbia, we will be able to ship goods there with no tariff. where the cherem of stevens bank said in little rock today, and let companies bring their cache home, $1.6 trillion with no tax instead of a 35% tax. that could help. they are looking at that. they are taking forever. i have to go. thanks a lot. thank you. thanks. well, he s an american hero, just hours ago, 23-year-old marine corporal dakota meyer, a sergeant in the reserves was awarded the highest honor for bravery, the congressional medal of honor, recognizing his brave actions in afghanistan inuent 09. a group of american trainers and afghan soldiers and police