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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer recovering after teen allegedly attacked him
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Posted on 12/14/2012 3:42:49 AM PST by Red in Blue PA

COLUMBIA, Ky. – Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer is recovering after allegedly being attacked by a teenager over the weekend in Kentucky, but details of the fight and what provoked it remain unclear. Police said Thursday they arrested 18-year-old Kanissa'a Thompson and charged him with second-degree assault in the altercation, which occurred early Sunday at a facility called Red Barn Event Rental, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The facility near Colombia, Ky., is used to host various events, from wedding receptions to class reunions. WYMT-TV reports Meyer was injured badly enough that he was treated at a local hospital and released. The severity of the charge indicates that the victim was seriously injured, a State Police spokesman told the Herald-Leader. Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor last year for his actions in Afghanistan. He is credited with saving 13 American and 23 Afghan soldiers' lives in a grueling 2009 firefight.

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One of this troops pals needs to pay this kid a visit.
1 posted on 12/14/2012 3:42:56 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA
18-year-old Kanissa'a Thompson

The Congressional Black Criminals will clearly be outraged.......outraged that Kanissa was arrested simply for (AAWCWDI)*

*Assaulting A White Cracker Who Deserved It


2 posted on 12/14/2012 3:47:10 AM PST by SkyPilot
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Kanissa’a Thompson

Ah yes those Amish running amok again.


3 posted on 12/14/2012 3:47:26 AM PST by bikerman (What ever happens from now is all OBAMA's fault. Obama lied,economy died)
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To: Red in Blue PA

I’m sure they will find a way to blame Sgt. Meyer.


4 posted on 12/14/2012 3:53:09 AM PST by USMCWife6869
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To: bikerman

If his mother had named him *James* (or similar), we would have no idea of his ethnicity from reading this article.


5 posted on 12/14/2012 4:02:38 AM PST by reformedliberal
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To: SkyPilot

Could you make the pic a little bigger? 8^)


6 posted on 12/14/2012 4:32:12 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Red in Blue PA

There is not much info available about this, but I wonder if it had to do with too much partying. One article said:
‘Meyer also found himself in the center of a controversy last year, filing a lawsuit against a former employer over claims that he is mentally unstable and a problem drinker.’


7 posted on 12/14/2012 4:45:40 AM PST by HogsBreath
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‘Problem drinker’. Can’t blame him. I’ve also read about a suicide attempt. Hope he holds it together. Semper Fi


8 posted on 12/14/2012 4:57:27 AM PST by real saxophonist (Looking for the joke with a microscope)
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To: HogsBreath

With all due respect, a Medal of Honor recipient does not get a free pass to the rest of life. The Honor part has to continue. That is a great burden for some. I knew a MH from WWII who was a street person regularly begging at the back door of my workplace. Sad.


9 posted on 12/14/2012 5:05:35 AM PST by imardmd1
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To: HogsBreath

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2813749/posts


10 posted on 12/14/2012 5:15:10 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: Red in Blue PA

FYI, he got an undisclosed settlement from BAE.


11 posted on 12/14/2012 8:25:24 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Pennies and Nickels will NO LONGER be Minted as of 1/1/13 - Tim Geithner, US Treasury Sect)
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Formatting failure.


12 posted on 12/14/2012 9:51:57 AM PST by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro can't pass E-verify)
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Perp Thompson

13 posted on 12/15/2012 1:19:05 PM PST by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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