Medal of Honor recipient declines city's offer to file late application for FDNY

[Tx4obama]

Medal of Honor recipient declines city's offer to file late application for FDNY

New York (CNN) -- Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the 23-year-old Marine who received the Medal of Honor earlier this month, wants to join another well-known outfit celebrated for bravery in the face of danger, the New York City Fire Department. Unfortunately, he missed the deadline to sign up, so he has to wait four more years.

And when a federal judge agreed Monday to reopen the application window for one day to allow Meyer, and only Meyer, to apply, he said no, no special treatment.

On September 15 Meyer met President Barack Obama and received the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House.

Caught up in the bevy of activities surrounding the Medal of Honor ceremony, Meyer missed the deadline to apply to the FDNY, according to his attorney Keith Sullivan.

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Rest of article here: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/us/new-york-meyer-fdny/index.html?hpt=hp_c2


p.s. Well worth reading the whole thing.

[democrank]

1. I watched the Medal of Honor ceremony and

saw an interview with this young man. He`s really something.

[Major Hogwash]

2. He should have grabbed the opportunity since it was given to him.

It seemed like a fair ruling by the judge considering the circumstances.
I don't think it would have been "special treatment" at all in his case.

Opportunity only knocks once.

[trumad]

3. As an MOH winner

I'm sure the young man has plenty of employment opportunities that await him.

[Javaman]

4. Exactly...

too bad he didn't think of taking someone who has been on the list for a while and moving them up.

Can't think of everything.