Obama Presents Medal of Honor to Sgt. Dakota Meyer

Medal of Honor (left to right) for Army, Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard, Air Force

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to former Marine Dakota Meyer of Greensburg, Ky., according to national media.

Meyer received the honor for saving the lives some 36 Marines, U.S. soldiers and Afghanistan military personnel during an ambush by insurgents in northern Afghanistan. He was 21 years old on Sept. 9, 2009.

Meyer, 23, is the first living Marine to get the honor in nearly four decades, according to reports by McClatchy Newspapers in the Sun Herald. The Medal of Honor is the highest military recognition by the United States government. It is awarded by the president in the name of Congress.

Officer Jeremy Henwood's Last Act of Kindness Discovered

SAN DIEGO -- A video has been discovered that showed the last act of kindness done by Officer Jeremy Hinwood, just moments before he was killed by a thief, according to America Online News.

Apparently, Henwood had gone into a McDonalds and while purchasing his food, he was approached by a teenager who asked him for a dime to help buy three cookies. Henwood bought the cookies for 13-year-old Davion Tinsley.

According to AOL and NBC San Diego, Henwood had recently returned from duty in Afghanistan. He was a Marine who also had served two tours in Iraq.

Henwood was sitting in his vehicle when he was shot allegedly by 23-year-old Dejon Marquee White.

Family, Friends Mourn Officer Jeremy Henwood

Staff Sgt. Donnie Levens

Today marks the third anniversay of the death of Staff Sgt. Donnie Levens.

Levens, who as born July 10, 1980, was killed Feb. 17, 2006. He was 25 years old.

A 1998 graduate of Long Beach High School, Levens was a member of the U.S. Marines.

(Family and friends of Sgt. Levens may contribute photos, family and personal information, as well as military service details for this memorial: E-mail to memoriesalways@gmail.com)