Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Medal Of Honor Recipient Suing Ex-Employer

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer is suing a defense firm he says hurt his chances for a job by labeling him mentally unstable, court papers show. Meyer was awarded the nation’s highest honor for gallantry in battle two months ago by President Barack Obama for service in Afghanistan when he was a sergeant in the Marine Corps. He filed an amended complaint Monday to a suit he brought against BAE Systems in a state court in San Antonio in June. Meyer, who left active duty in May 2010, alleges BAE Systems, where he worked for a time this year, ruined his opportunity to get a job with another defense contractor when a supervisor claimed he has mental issues and a drinking problem. He contends BAE painted him as having those problems after he raised objections to the British company’s alleged decision to sell high-tech sniper scopes to the Pakistani military. Meyer was wounded as he made five trips to and from a battle zone to save 36 lives and bring back the bodies of four men.