Dakota Meyer Quotes


I don't see that anyone owes me anything for my service. I don't feel any sense of entitlement.


Citations

Meyer, Dakota, and Bing West. Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War. Random House, 2012.

Related Quotes

Eleanor Roosevelt was left the other half of the income. Many people accused FDR of disinheriting his own children, However, he did not. It was the income from the estate that he left to LeHand as she was disabled and had no other source of sustenance or to pay her medical bills. The principle assets were left ½ to his children, and when Missy LeHand passed away, the income then reverted to his children. He explained to his son that the children were all educated and healthy and could earned a living but Missy could not. The children grew up knowing Missy and actually gave her the name “Missy” which stuck. There was no resentment on their part..


Dakota Meyer
Dakota Meyer
  • Born: June 26, 1988
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Soldier

Dakota Louis Meyer is a retired United States Marine. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Meyer is the second-youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, the third living recipient for either the Iraq War or the War in Afghanistan, and the first living United States Marine in 38 years to be so honored.