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    Anna Kooiman reports from New York

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And there are new details about a troubling incidents involving medal of honor recipient Dakota Meyer.

He's recovering today after he was allegedly attacked by an eighteen year old last weekend -- is an appointment is here with the latest -- this is peculiar what more do we know about this.

-- we can tell you -- Dakota Meyer did just recently speak with our Rick Leventhal and he was saying he says that he was hit over the head with a bottle and then kicked and beaten while on the ground.

By a group of up to ten or more people.

And they woke up in the hospital with three staples.

In his head Meyer says that he gave us to say he says the circumstances are unfortunate and doesn't go beyond that.

The altercation broke out at an event facility in Columbia Kentucky called the red -- We are still waiting to find out from police specifics on Sunday's altercation but authorities do say the severity of the charge against the alleged teenage attacker.

Suggests Dakota Meyer was severely injured.

We also -- Meyer was heard about it up to be treated and released at a local hospital.

Eighteen year old -- say Thompson is charged with second degree assault following the fight.

That happened in the early hours on Sunday Dakota -- Is the recipient of the medal of honor which he did receive last year -- role in the 2009 firefight against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Meier killed at least eight insurgents and is said -- -- stabilize.

Of thirteen American and 23 Afghani soldiers Meyer was recently on FOX & Friends talking about the events that earned him the medal of honor.

He was just 21 at the time but that firefight with the Taliban -- So -- -- now also this is not going controversy that has of course and I didn't -- yet your absolutely right about that as well last year -- Mayer filed a lawsuit against a former employer -- -- -- -- -- detect.

Defense contractor accused him of having alcohol problems and being mentally unstable.

Meyer claims the company lashed out against him because Meyer -- disregard for BAE selling high tech sniper Scopes.

To the Pakistani military as for details surrounding Sunday's altercation we do you have a call in to police back --

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