Dakota Meyer: Medal of Honor for a humble man 2011-09-16 - East Room, The White House,1600 Pennsylvania AV, Washington, DC - Photo USMC Photo. Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer gets a standing ovation from President Barack Obama, the Medal of Honor Society and more than 120 friends and family Sept. 15, 2011. Meyer is the first living Marine recipient for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. He and his family and friends were gathered at the White House to commemorate his selflessness. Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Wetzel Thanks to Doyle Lloyd for the helping CM find it at Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY, Thanks for the morning: Sunrise at Rowe Farms 2011-09-16 - Rowe Farms, 909 Keltner RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Fred Rowe. Rowe Farms commands vast panoramas, high on the hill just north of Columbia, KY, and, provides unique photo opportunities for landscape photographers, as this unforgettable one by Fred Rowe, shows. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sgt. Dakota Meyer at National Marine Corps Museum, VA 2011-09-16 - Quantico Marine Base, 18900 Jefferson Davis HWY, Triangle, VA - Photo by Ann Young. USMC SGT DAKOTA MEYER, above, of Columbia, KY, beside the picture on display at the National Marine Corps Museum, Triangle, VA. Newly included at the museum is a display of Marine Corps recipients of the Medal of Honor. The occasion for the photo was a private reception for friends and family of Meyer. Dakota Meyer, Columbia, KY, was presented the Congressional Medal Honor in the East Room of the White House by President Barack Obama on September 15, 2011. It is the nation's highest military award. -ANN YOUNG If you go:: The National Marine Corps Museum is located at 18900 Jefferson Davis HWY, Triangle VA. 568 miles east of Downtown Columbia, KY, and the Village of Clay Ridge, Adair County, KY. Driving time, according to Google Maps, is 10 hours, 7 minutes. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

President Obama congratulates SGT Dakota Meyer 2011-09-15 - East Room, The White House - Photo by Toby Young. President Barack Obama congratulates United States Marine Corps SGT Dakota Meyer. The photo was taken Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the ceremonies in the East Room of the White house, at which the nation's highest military award was bestowed on the 23 year old Adair Countian, with some 100 of his Kentucky friends and neighbors in attendance. Photo by Toby Young, Columbia, KY, taken from his front row vantage point Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dakota Meyer at White House Reception with Gen. Amos 2011-09-15 - 1600 Pennsylvania AV, Washington, DC. - Photo by Ann Young. Dakota Meyer, with Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps Michael Barrett, left, and speaking to the 35th and current Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James F. Amos and Mrs. Amos, at the White House Reception following the Medal of Honor Ceremony today, Thursday, September 15, 2011. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

President Obama speaks at MOH Ceremony, Dakota Meyer 2011-09-15 - 1600 Pennsylvania AV, Washington, DC. - Photo by Natasha Rosenstock. President Barack Obama giving address at the ceremony in the East Room of the White House at which USMC SGT Dakota Meyer, Adair County, Kentucky, was presented the nation's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Photo by Natasha Rosenstock, attending as a member of the media credentialed representing ColumbiaMagazine.com Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Neighbors Amy, Mike Mitchum with Dakota Meyer at White House 2011-09-15 - 1600 Pennsylvania AV, Washington, DC. - Photo from Mike Mitchum. Dakota Meyer, center, is flanked by Clay Ridge, Adair Co., KY, neighbors Amy Mitchum and Mike Mitchum. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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