The Battle of Ganjgal took place during the War in Afghanistan between American and Afghan forces and the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009.[3][5] Complaints that the coalition casualties were avoidable and caused by a failure of the chain of command to provide fire support for the team triggered an official investigation and a series of reprimands to several US military officers.[6] Army Captain William D. Swenson and Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the battle. Meyer is the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, and Swenson is the fifth living soldier and second officer to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Two other Marines at the battle, Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez-Chavez and Capt. Ademola Fabayo, received the Navy Cross.[7][8]
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^ abcDan Lamothe. "Heroism in ambush may yield top valor awards". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
^"Battlescape". army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 29 August 2014. The overall column consisted of 106 personnel, which included 60 Afghan National Army, or ANA, soldiers, 14 ANA mentors, 30 Afghan Border Police, or ABP, members, and U.S. Army Soldiers Capt. William Swenson and Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Westbrook, both advisors to the ABP.
^ abDan Lamothe. "Rep. wants answers on Ganjgal ambush probe". Military Times.
^Dan Lamothe. "Report: Army denied aid to team under fire". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
^Dan Lamothe. "Ambush survivor up for Medal of Honor". Navy Times.
^Army News Service. "Army Ranger to be awarded Medal of Honor". Stars and Stripes.
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