MARINE SGT. DAKOTA MEYER wants to set the record straight before he gets his Medal of Honor from Obama on Thursday for bravery during a Sept. 8, 2009, fight in eastern Afghanistan. Meyer is lobbying on behalf of former Army Capt. William Swenson, who worked with him to rescue the bodies of a four-man training team killed in a Taliban ambush. It’s believed that Swenson hasn’t received an award because he harshly criticized superior officers for refusing to send fire support, but the Army said he’s up for a decoration. Says Meyer: “If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be alive today.”

Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Tribune Army Capt. William Swenson calls for air support on his radio as troops take cover while Afghan security forces and their U.S. military trainers were ambushed on Sept. 8, 2009.
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