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While the title of the AP piece would lead you to believe that Meyer and his buddy were guilty of disobeying orders while in a combat zone, the UCMJ does allow a military man/woman to disobey an order that they feel is "unlawful".
October 02, 2006 American Soldiers Are Required to Disobey Unlawful Orders Jim Macdonald writes: Making Light: ATTENTION US MILITARY PERSONNEL: You are not required to obey an unlawful order. You are required to disobey an unlawful order. For more: http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oGd...an_soldie.html ------------------------- I agree with Meyer's decision to disobey the order NOT to go into the fire zone. When your comrades are pinned down or under attack, to order a warrior to abrogate his reason for being (an unlawful order as far as I am concerned), then it is the responsibility of any military man/woman to make a personal decision to disregard the order. I applaud the decision to Award this brave Marine the Medal of Honor. Semper Fi young man ... Semper Fi. |
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/0...alive-091511w/
There may be a second MoH from the same battle. Apparently this guy hasn't ever received anything for the same battle. We'll see what happens. |
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Swenson braved enemy fire on Sept. 8, 2009, with Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer, who will receive the nation’s top valor award Thursday at the White House. Meyer, now a sergeant in the Individual Ready Reserve, told Marine Corps Times recently that it was "ridiculous” Swenson already hadn’t received some form of valor award.
"I’ll put it this way,” the outspoken Meyer said in an interview. "If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be alive today.” http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/0...ended-091411w/ Marine Gen. John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, took a personal interest in the fierce firefight in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, that led to Meyer’s award, according to a report published on The Wall Street Journal’s website Wednesday night. The record of the battle was reopened last month, and "given the four-star general’s personal interest, sworn statements attesting to Capt. Swenson’s valor were quickly found.” |
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