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Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Corps reserves after 15 years

Pentagon Medal of Honor Reenlistment - (AP2011)

Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War but later became a sharp critic of the Biden administration over its chaotic withdrawal from that conflict, is reenlisting in the military and will serve in the Marine Reserves.

In a briefing with reporters on Thursday before his reenlistment ceremony, Meyer said he is returning to military service after 15 years out of uniform because he felt he “had more to give.” He's also close to President Donald Trump's defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.

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