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Marine To Receive Medal of Honor

Newspaper current event by mikeforbes on 11 November 2006, tagged as military

During the dedication of the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Friday, President Bush announced that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham would be postumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions near Karabilah, Iraq in April 2004.

After stopping several suspicious vehicles near the site of a recent attack, Corporal Dunham was reportedly attacked by an insurgent from one of the cars. During the fight, the insurgent dropped a hand grenade near a group of Marines. Corporal Dunham covered the grenade with his helmet, then threw himself on top of it to shield his men from the blast. While he initially survived the explosion, he died eight days later from his wounds.

Corporal Dunham will be the second recipient of the Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom, the first being Army Sergeant First Class Paul Smith.

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Semper Fi Brother! by Anonymous :: NR0

Honor,Courage,Comittment. It's what are brotherhood is all about. God Bless this Marine and his family. Your act of unselfless devotion to duty and to your men will go down in many books to come.

Posted 12 November 2006, Hide, Reply