Destroyer Commissioning Honors Marine Hero (Marine Corps Cpl. Jason L. Dunham)

American Forces Press Service ^ | Donna Miles

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RIP Marine Corporal Dunham

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Corporal. Jason L. Dunham is the second New Yorker awarder the Medal of Honor Posthumously to now have a ship named after him. The first was Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy

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070111-N-1993R-026 Washington, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2007) - President George W. Bush stands with the family of Cpl. Jason L. Dunham after presenting the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House. Dunham died April 22, 2004, at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained on April 14, when he used his body to shield fellow Marines from a grenade explosion in Husaybah, Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rob Rubio (RELEASED)

101111-N-7948C-026 FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Nov. 11, 2010) Marine Maj. Trent Gibson cuts a ceremonial cake during a birthday celebration in honor of Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham. Dunham's birthday falls on the same day as the U.S. Marine Corps birthday. The U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is named after Dunham and will be commissioned Nov. 13. Dunham was mortally wounded by insurgents in Iraq in April 2004 and posthumously received the Medal of Honor January 11, 2007. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Cuaron/Released)