President Bush to Award Medal of Honor to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham

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President Bush to Award Medal of Honor to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham

by John Little on 11/01/2007

“He was a real Marine”

One day in April 2004, Cpl. Jason Dunham and his men were patrolling an insurgent stronghold near the Syrian border when an Iraqi leapt out and grabbed the 22-year-old Marine around the neck. Dunham, seeing his attacker had dropped a live grenade, snatched off his helmet and put it over the explosive.

The helmet did help blunt the explosion — and saved the lives of others. But Dunham suffered serious injuries from flying shrapnel. Eight days later, he died from his wounds. His actions earned him a Medal of Honor nomination.

The President will present the medal to his parents at the White House today.

The NPR story has additional audio and video worth checking out. But the Jason Dunham Memorial is one site you must visit.

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