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Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin and Dakota Louis Meyer simultaneously announced their engagement to marry on various social media platforms late last night. [...] Born in Wasilla, Alaska in 1990, Bristol Palin is the eldest daughter of Todd Palin and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.Dakota Meyer was born in Columbia, Kentucky in 1988.  Dakota is a former member of the U.S. Marine Corp.  Highly decorated for his service, he is the recipient of both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart among many other military honors.The happy couple began making their relationship public with a variety of photos posted on their Instagram accounts over...

CNN)—Wedding bells are on the horizon for Bristol Palin and 2011 Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer. Meyer, 26, proposed to Palin, 24, Friday night at a Rascal Flatts concert, Palin said on her blog. "The lead singer, Gary LeVox, dedicated 'Bless the Broken Road' to us, and then Dakota got down on one knee and proposed!" she wrote. "It's amazing to see what happens when you place everything in life in God's hands." Meyer received the nation's highest military honor for braving enemy fire in 2009 to recover 36 American and Afghan troops in Afghanistan. He was the third...