EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. --  Sgt. Dakota Meyer, stands on the field while his Medal of Honor citation is read during a television time out in the New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars game, at Metlife Stadium, here, Sept 18. Meyer is the only living Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions since Vietnam. In 2009, he made multiple trips into an intense firefight to try and save members of his team. Meyer recently announced a campaign to He has also issued a "Challenge to America" to match his efforts and raise an additional $1 million to "Honor Marines by Educating their Children."  This challenge allows Americans to help wounded Marines from all conflicts, especially the past 10 years, and forever change their lives by investing in a Marine student's future. For more information visit, www.dakotameyer.com.  (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton / RELEASED)
110918-M-0000C-004.jpg Photo By: Sgt. Randall A. Clinton

Sep 18, 2011
New York, NY - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Sgt. Dakota Meyer, stands on the field while his Medal of Honor citation is read during a television time out in the New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars game, at Metlife Stadium, here, Sept 18. Meyer is the only living Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions since Vietnam. In 2009, he made multiple trips into an intense firefight to try and save members of his team. Meyer recently announced a campaign to He has also issued a "Challenge to America" to match his efforts and raise an additional $1 million to "Honor Marines by Educating their Children." This challenge allows Americans to help wounded Marines from all conflicts, especially the past 10 years, and forever change their lives by investing in a Marine student's future. For more information visit, www.dakotameyer.com. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton / RELEASED)


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