Below is a sample of the latest news surrounding Congressional Medal of Honor winner Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer's dream to join the FDNY. Sgt. Meyer missed the Sept. 19 deadline because of activities surrounding his Medal of Honor win. The next time he can apply is in four years.

Sgt. Meyer is a client of Sullivan & Galleshaw.

Former Marine Turns Down Unique Chance To Join FDNY
A highly decorated former United States Marine who says he always dreamed of becoming a New York City firefighter is turning down an opportunity to apply for the job. Sergeant Dakota Meyer missed the September 19th deadline to apply for the fire department exam because he was receiving the Medal of Honor for his service in Afghanistan. The judge overseeing the fire department's hiring process decided to reopen the application window just for Meyer. [More...]

Marine won't apply to FDNY after judge's ruling
A former Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor bowed out of his quest Tuesday to join the New York City Fire Department after a federal judge denied his request to extend the application deadline for all aspiring firefighters — not just him.

The judge had been willing to grant a 24-hour application extension for Sgt. Dakota Meyer, who saved the lives of 36 people during an ambush in Afghanistan two years ago. Meyer missed the FDNY's application deadline because he was busy with official Medal of Honor commitments and ceremonies, said Keith Sullivan, his attorney. [More...]

Medal of Honor winner declines to apply for FDNY
A Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor is refusing to apply to join the New York City fire department after a federal judge denied his request to reopen the application period for all aspiring firefighters.

Judge Nicholas Garaufis says a one-day application extension for aspiring firefighters without additional outreach efforts would create the risk of an "adverse impact" on minorities who want to apply.

Garaufis has previously ruled that the city's firefighter entrance exam discriminated against minorities and has monitored the department as it reforms its hiring practices. [More...]

Recipients Coming Together for 150th Anniversary of Medal of Honor
America’s bravest of the brave are coming together for the 2011 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention, marking the 150th anniversary of the award. This is the first time that such a gathering is being held.

More than 50 Medal of Honor recipients and their families will convene in Louisville, Kentucky, for the convention, which will begin on Wednesday and will last for five days. Convention activities will include school visits, receptions, a public “walk of heroes,” and an awards dinner. [More...]

Medal Of Honor Recipients Gathering In Louisville
Fifty-four of the 85 living Congressional Medal of Honor recipients are coming to Louisville for their annual convention. The convention begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday night. Five of the men who will attend are from Kentucky, including the newest Medal of Honor recipient, Dakota Meyer moment in time," said recipient Woody Williams. "There will never be another like it. Williams was there when President Barack Obama placed the medal on Meyer. It reminded Williams of the day President Harry S Truman presented his medal [More...]

US Hero's Brave Move
The city today asked a federal judge for permission to re-open its books for aspiring firefighters so that a decorated US Marine can realize his dream to join the FDNY. But Congressional Medal of Honor winner Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer doesn't believe he's entitled to an exception.

Keith Sullivan, Meyer's attorney said, "Sgt. Dakota Meyer is a man of impeccable character. And he greatly appreciates all of the support he has received over the past few days from residents of New York City. Sgt. Meyer does not feel he's entitled to an exception. At this time, he has advised me he will not accept the court's offer." [More...]

Medal of Honor Winner Declines FDNY Deadline Extension
Dakota Meyer, the first living marine to receive a Medal of Honor, wants to be a New York City firefighter. The only problem is that he missed the deadline. Meyer missed the Sept. 19 deadline because of activities surrounding his Medal of Honor win, his attorney said. The next time he can apply is in four years, attorney Keith Sullivan said. [More...]

Medal of Honor winner declines court's offer to join FDNY
The city today asked a federal judge for permission to re-open its books for aspiring firefighters so that a decorated US Marine can realize his dream to join the FDNY. But Congressional Medal of Honor winner Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer doesn't believe he's entitled to an exception. Keith Sullivan, Meyer's attorney said, "Sgt. Dakota Meyer is a man of impeccable character. And he greatly appreciates all of the support he has received over the past few days from residents of New York City. Sgt. Meyer does not feel he's entitled to an exception. At this time, he has advised me he will not accept the court's offer." [More...]

Worth a Thousand Words: Dakota Meyer tours Ground Zero
Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the first living Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions since Vietnam, looks out a construction elevator during a tour of the Freedom Tower, Sept. 21. Meyer spoke at a ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum before touring the Freedom Tower. During his speech he told the audience of mostly veterans, firefighters, police and construction workers, “people have been calling me a hero a lot lately, but you are the real heroes. If this is what being a hero feels like, you can have it. [More...]

Medal of Honor Recipient Gets Extension for Fire Dept. Application
A Marine who fought his way into an ambush in Afghanistan to rescue dozens of people wants to continue to save people by becoming a New York City firefighter. A federal judge in Brooklyn agreed on Monday to extend the New York Fire Department application period for 24 hours for the Marine, who was awarded the Medal of Honor, to make that happen. [More...]

Congress is gutless
Recently, Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor for exceptional valorous action in 2009 in Afghanistan in saving 13 Marines and Army soldiers and another 23 Afghan troops (“Marine who saved 36 in Afghanistan: I’m not a hero,” Tribune, Sept. 16). Closer to home, a dozen people in Logan put themselves at risk as they joined together to lift a burning car off a motorcycle rider despite the heat and flames. Fortunately, political affiliation did not enter into Meyer’s or the group’s action. [More...]

Marine offered FDNY application deadline extension
A Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor says he wants to become a New York City firefighter but missed the application deadline. So his lawyer asked a federal judge to extend the application period for all aspiring firefighters.

The lawyer says the judge agreed on Monday to a 24-hour extension for Sgt. Dakota Meyer to submit an application — but only to accommodate him. The lawyer, Keith Sullivan, says Meyers doesn't want to be a "one-person exception" to the deadline and won't apply. [More...]

Medal of Honor Recipient Eyes New (and Only Slightly Less Dangerous) Career as Firefighter
One of the country’s bravest hopes to become one of New York City’s bravest... Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the Marine who received the Medal of Honor this month for personally rescuing 36 soldiers pinned down by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, told the New York Post that he aspires to become a New York City firefighter... "It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. It’s a way I feel I can do my part in giving back to America,” Meyer said after he tossed out a ceremonial pitch at the Mets' Citi Field, the paper reported. [More...]

Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer receives Medal of Honor
On Sept. 8, 2009, Dakota Meyer, then a 21-year-old Marine corporal, defied the orders of his superiors while on duty in a remote province in eastern Afghanistan, raced into a “killing zone” and rescued 36 U.S. and Afghan troops.

When President Obama recently called to tell Meyer he would be awarded the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest honor, Meyer didn’t take the call. Meyer, now 23, was working a new job in construction and asked the president to call him back another time. [More...]

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