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(Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez, U.S. Air Force photo)

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer speaks to a group of junior enlisted Airmen during a leadership open forum at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on Sept. 8, 2009.

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