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Medal of Honor tale clashes with videos from Afghan battle
A McClatchy review finds key parts of Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer's memoir and official accounts conflicted by helicopter videos from the Sept 8 2009 Ganjgal Valley ambush. The footage shows no swarm at Meyer's Humvee and questions surrounding Swenson Fabayo and others in the rescue effort.
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Washington
Afghanistan
Dakota Meyer
Meyer
Ganjgal Valley
Marine Corps
White House
Columbia
McClatchy
Army National Guard
Kevin Duerst
Duerst
Army
William Swenson
Barack Obama
U.S
Swenson
Seattle
Bing West
Ademola Fabayo
Fabayo
Juan Rodriguez-Chavez
Rodriguez-Chavez
Kevin Williams
Ond
Navy
Pakistan
West
Ganjgal
Rodriguez- Chavez
Black Hawk
Obama
Jason Penrod
Westbrook
Penrod
Dodd Ali