Remarks by President Obama Awarding the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Dakota Meyer

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2011 – 2:50 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you, Chaplain Kibben. Good afternoon, everyone. And on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.

It’s been said that “where there is a brave man, in the thickest of the fight, there is the post of honor.” Today, we pay tribute to an American who placed himself in the thick of the fight — again…