Returning to the Ranks: Sgt. Dakota Meyer reenlists into the U.S. Marine Corps
17 Apr 2025 | Lance Cpl. Abigail Hutcheson Headquarters Marine Corps
ARLINGTON, Va. --
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient, returned to service on the afternoon of April 17, 2025, in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes.
“I believe the Marine Corps is, hands down, the best institution on the planet,” said U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the 2009 Battle of Ganjgal in Afghanistan.
Meyer raised his right hand and swore the Oath of Enlistment, the same words he spoke in 2006 when he first joined the Corps. Meyer, a native of Columbia, Kentucky, served in the Marine Corps from 2006 until 2010, when he was honorably discharged after two deployments to the Middle East.
On the morning of his reenlistment ceremony, Meyer took part in a physical training event alongside Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz, the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, and a group of Marines stationed at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/4159324/returning-to-the-ranks-sgt-dakota-meyer-reenlists-into-the-us-marine-corps/
