Dakota Meyer was born and raised in Columbia, Kentucky, and
enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2006. A
school-trained sniper and highly skilled infantryman, Corporal
Meyer deployed to Iraq in 2007 and to Afghanistan in 2009. In 2011,
he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his unyielding
courage in the battle of Ganjigal. He now competes at charity
events in skeet and rifle competitions. He also speaks frequently
at schools and veterans' events to raise awareness of our military
and remains dedicated to the causes of our veterans. For the
families of fallen troops, he has raised over one million
dollars.
Bing West has written eleven books, including, with Jim
Mattis, the #1 New York Times bestseller Call Sign
Chaos. He served as a Marine grunt in Vietnam and later as an
assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration. He has
been on hundreds of patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan, including many
operations with General Mattis. He is a member of the Military
History Working Group at the Hoover Institution. He lives with his
wife, Betsy, in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Newport, Rhode
Island.
"A story of men at their best and at their worst . . . leaves you
gaping in admiration at Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer's
courage."-National Review
"Meyer's dazzling bravery wasn't momentary or impulsive but
deliberate and sustained."-The Wall Street Journal
"[A] cathartic, heartfelt account . . . Combat memoirs don't get
any more personal."-Kirkus Reviews
"A great contribution to the discussion of an agonizingly complex
subject."-The Virginian-Pilot
"Black Hawk Down meets Lone Survivor."-Library Journal
"Into the Fire is a deeply compelling tale of valor and
duty. Dakota Meyer will not identify as a hero, but he will, I
think, accept the title warrior. Dakota's storytelling is precise
and, for a Medal of Honor recipient, touchingly humble. With deft
prose he drops us smack in the middle of one of the most heinous
small unit firefights of the current wars. His insights into
military tactics and politics in a war zone are sharp and
uncompromising and work as a primer on infantry war fighting for
the uninitiated. Dakota was a magnificent marine and he is now an
equally magnificent chronicler of warfare and the small group of
people who do today's fighting for America."-Anthony Swofford,
author of Jarhead
"The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for
generations."-President Barack Obama, from remarks given at
Meyer's Medal of Honor ceremony
"Sergeant Meyer embodies all that is good about our nation's Corps
of Marines. . . . [His] heroic actions . . . will forever be etched
in our Corps' rich legacy of courage and valor."-General James
F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps
"[Bing] West's greatest strengths are his exceptional personal
courage and his experienced perception of combat."-The
Washington Post
"West [is] the grunts' Homer."-Los Angeles Times Book
Review
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