Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Meyer DakotaPaperback
Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Meyer DakotaPaperback "The story of what Dakota did . . . Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was…
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Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Meyer DakotaPaperback
"The story of what Dakota did . . . Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out one hundred men who were pinned down and were repeatedly refused artillery support. will be told for generations."--President Barack Obama, from remarks given at Meyer's Medal of Honor ceremonyIn the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal.
Over the course of the five hours, he charged into the valley time and again. Ordered to remain behind with the vehicles, twenty-one year-old Marine corporal Dakota Meyer disobeyed orders and attacked to rescue his comrades.With a brave driver at the wheel, Meyer stood in the gun turret exposed to withering fire, rallying Afghan troops to follow. Employing a variety of machine guns, rifles, grenade launchers, and even a rock, Meyer