i night was right that we needed to get in there. they needed that truck in there with that heavy gun. and that s wait goes back to, knowing what s right and doing it. definitely i m not a hero. that s the furthest thing from the truth. reporter: he says he cause a failure because there were four members of that unit who he was not able to save. the president disagrees about that. the president disagrees about that and will be giving him the medal of honor in just a few minutes. megyn: it is an incredible storey. we ll have more details on it for you shortly. thank you so much. you need to get to know corporal dakota meyer. he s not on recent recipient of this award. army staff sergeant leroy petrie receiving the medal of honor in july. he lost his hand protecting fellow soldiers from a grenade after being hit by gunfire in
insurgents had ambushed his unit in a dark and remote village. we need to get in there. they need that support and they need that truck in there with the heavy guns and that s what it goes back to is knowing what s right and doing it. shepard: for then corporal meyer, right meant ignoring the orders that he got directly from command. instead, driving his humvee right into enemy fire over and over again. five times with a shrapnel wound and the nonstop bullets and rocket propelled grenades and on his final trip, he left the humvee to get his own team, even though he knew all four of them were dead. and after all that, he had only two requests. this was one. a beer with the president. the other memorial ceremonies for his fallen comrades. mike tobin with the news tonight. mike? shepard, dakota meyer is a guy who is not comfortable with all this ceremony and recognition. when he was first contacted by the white house, he did not jump
who serve and god bless the united states of america. semper fi. [ applause ] the president of the united states and the name of the congress takes pleasure in presenting the medal of honor to corporal meyer for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with marine embedded training team 2-8. command 3-7 in kunar province. corporal meyer maintained security at a patrol rally point while other members of his team moved on foot with two platoons of afghan national army and border police into the village for a predawn meeting with village elders. moving into the village, the patrol was ambushed by more than 50 enemy fires, firing rocket propelled grenades, mortars, machine guns, from fortified positions. hearing over the radio that four u.s. team members were cut off, corporal meyer seized the initiative. with a fellow marine driving, corporal meyer took exposed gunner position in a gun truck as they drove down the steeply te
carry each of them off the battlefield. he was called by the president on monday. there is a heavy sadness with this story in particular. there were reprimands issued so officers who denied fire support. they repeatedly over the period of an hour or two once they were pinned down under fire were pleading for fire support artillery, whatever they could get to free themselves up. dakota in addition to braving enemy fire multiple times in the vehicle also took it upon himself to run in on foot and start looking for his missing friends. corporal meyer got out of the marines less than a year after the incident and appears to still be living with a lot of the pain as a result of the lives that couldn t be said during that ambush that that day. he exhibits the humility we have come to associate with these extraordinary war heros. shepard: extraordinary, indeed. thanks so much. you could soon have a little bit more privacy when you go
they repeatedly over the period of an hour or two once they were pinned down under fire were pleading for fire support artillery, whatever they could get to free themselves up. dakota in addition to braving enemy fire multiple times in the vehicle also took it upon himself to run in on foot and start looking for his missing friends. corporal meyer got out of the marines less than a year after the incident and appears to still be living with a lot of the pain as a result of the lives that couldn t be said during that ambush that that day. he exhibits the humility we have come to associate with these extraordinary war heros. shepard: extraordinary, indeed. thanks so much. you could soon have a little bit more privacy when you go through airport security. changes to the outrageous body scans we all had to endure. the ones that can see right through your clothes. this is what the screeners see now but it will get better. we will show you what the new system will reveal.