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Into the fire by dakota meyer 9780812983616 booktopia. Elizabeth moon grew up on the texas border, served three years of active duty in the usmc 196871, and now lives with her husband, also a veteran, near austin, texas. President barack obama, from remarks given at meyers medal of honor ceremony in the fall of 2009, taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of afghan soldiers and marine advisors in a mountain village called ganjigal. A firsthand account of the most extraordinary battle in the afghan war. Ive seen the 60 minutes interview, etc before but bought this book on saturday and finished it on sunday afternoon. Dakota meyer will not identify as a hero, but he will, i think, accept the title warrior.