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Tuesday, March 20, 2007------------------------------------------------------------------------
Received this article from another Marine mom. Its a nice way to honor one of the 3/7's fallen heroes.
New U.S. Warship Will Honor Marine By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS The name of a U.S. Marine who gave his life to save his comrades in Iraq will grace a new destroyer, the Navy announced March 20. Navy Secretary Donald Winter plans to officially announce the ship’s name March 23 in Dunham’s hometown of Scio, N.Y. The USS Dunham (DDG 109) will be the 59th DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The ship is expected to be delivered to the Navy from the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine, in the fall of 2009. Dunham is the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the advent of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A machine gunner for Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Dunham was 22 years old when he died. The Navy provided an account of Dunham’s heroic actions: “On April 14, 2004, Dunham’s squad was conducting a reconnaissance mission in Karabilah when his Battalion Commander’s convoy was ambushed. When Dunham’s squad approached to provide fire support, an Iraqi insurgent leapt out of a vehicle and attacked Dunham. As Dunham wrestled the insurgent to the ground, he noticed that the enemy fighter had a grenade in his hand. Dunham immediately alerted his fellow Marines, and when the enemy dropped the live grenade, Dunham took off his Kevlar helmet, covered the grenade, and threw himself on top to smother the blast. In an ultimate selfless act of courage, in which he was mortally wounded, he saved the lives of two fellow Marines." If you would like to read more about Cpl Jason Dunham cllick the following link: Medal of Honor Semper Fi and God Bless you all. |
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