Dakota Meyer, a Marine Infantryman & Sniper becomes a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient for his uncommon bravery in Afghanistan during the Battle of Ganjgal (September 8, 2009). Since then, Dakota Meyer has been interpreted as a man of many faces. This audio essay interprets Dakota from the eyes of Mike Kim, a philosopher of war. 

Helpful Sources:

The classic interpretation of Aristotle's Just War Theory by Dominican Friar Thomas Aquinas, OP Thomas Aquinas, including The Cardinal Virtues, Compendium of Theology, and Commentary on Aristotle's Politics.

Dakota Meyer Into The Fire (2013)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/218623/into-the-fire-by-dakota-meyer-and-bing-west/ 

James Toner True Faith and Allegiance (1995)

https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813118819/true-faith-and-allegiance/

Samuel Huntington The Soldier and the State (1957)

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674817364

Morris Janowitz The Professional Soldier (1960)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Professional-Soldier/Morris-Janowitz/9781501179327

War is My Business's True Faith and Allegiance - Book Review Apr 27, 2021  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA-3uxMMmgE . This is a great interpretation of my former professor's book True Faith and Allegiance: The Burden of Military Ethics by Dr. James Toner, PhD

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