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My Take
Dakota Meyer compels me less for the medal than for what he did afterward. The Medal of Honor marks a single day of extraordinary courage at Ganjgal, but choosing to become an author and speaker — to relive and articulate that trauma publicly — is a different, slower kind of bravery. Plenty of decorated veterans retreat into silence; Meyer turned his experience into language, and that choice gives his story lasting civic value. I am drawn to people who translate extreme experience into something others can learn from, and a young man from small-town Kentucky carrying that weight with such openness has my genuine admiration.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dakota Meyer
- Name (Japanese)
- ダコタ・メイヤー
- Reading
- だこた・めいやー
- Born
- June 26, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Columbia, Kentucky, United States
- Occupation
- author / orator / military personnel
2. Background
- High school
- Green County High School
Awards & achievements
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heart
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Achievement Medal
- Commendation Medal
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota%20Meyer
Frequently asked questions
When was Dakota Meyer born?
Born June 26, 1988 (age 38).
Where is Dakota Meyer from?
Dakota Meyer is from Columbia, Kentucky, United States.
What does Dakota Meyer do?
Dakota Meyer works as author, orator, military personnel.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.