Former Staff Sgt . `` The story of what Dakota did next will be told for generations , '' Obama said , describing how Meyer returned again and again to the killing ground of a Taliban ambush , rescuing American and Afghan troops and retrieving the bodies of fallen comrades . Dakota Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2009 . He had sued a defense contractor that is also his former employer . He claimed the company had punished him for objecting to a weapons sale to Pakistan . Meyer and the company say the dispute has been settled amicably .
Former Staff Sgt . Dakota Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2009 . He had sued a defense contractor that is also his former employer . He claimed the company had punished him for objecting to a weapons sale to Pakistan . Meyer and the company say the dispute has been settled amicably .