Marine Who Won Medal of Honor Fights Allegations He is Mentally Unstable

Marine Who Won Medal of Honor Fights Allegations He is Mentally Unstable

ABC News ^ | 11/29/11 | OLIVIA KATRANDJIAN

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 5:02:24 PM by DFG

In September, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s most prestigious military award, to Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the marine who saved 36 of his comrades during an ambush in Afghanistan.

Obama called Meyer one of the most “down-to-earth guys that you will ever meet.”

But today Meyer, 23, is having trouble getting a job because of allegations by defense contractor BAE Systems that he has a drinking problem and is mentally unstable. Meyer filed legal papers Monday claiming the allegations were in retaliation for objections he raised about BAE’s alleged decision to sell high-tech sniper scopes to the Pakistani military.

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