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medal of honor in person since the vietnam war. meyer risked his own life to save 36 people in a fire fight and last night president obama shared a beer with him at the white house and present the medal of honor there later today. coming up, we ll talk with sergeant meyer who does not surprisingly think of himself as a hero. but this guy is a hero personified. look firfirst, though, a li politics to kick off the day. rick perry requiring 12-year-old girls in texas be vaccinated against hpv. a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer. cbs news political correspondent jan crawford joins us from washington with more. jan, good morning. good morning, erica. rick perry has been under fire for days back in 2007 to require young girls to have that hpv vaccine and wednesday on the campaign trail, perry, who is the republican frontrunner, strongly defended himself just as new questions are coming up. i hate cancer. and that s what this has always been ....
good morning. i m erica hill. i m chris wragge. looks like the start of a great day here. a rare moment honoring an american gyro. sergeant dakota meyer will be the first marine to receive the medal of honor in person since the vietnam war. in two years ago in afghanistan he risked his own life to save 36 people in a firefight. last night, president obama shared a beer with him at the white house and he ll present the medal of honor there later today. coming up, we will talk with sergeant meyer who, not surprisingly, does not think of himself as a hero but this guy is a hero personified. and then some. quite a guy and looking forward to speaking to him this morning. first, some politics. rick perry still trying to answer criticism for signing an order requiring 12-year-old girls in texas be vaccinated against hpv, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer. cbs news has new details about perry s close relationship to the company that makes t ....