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Who was Jason Dunham?

Who was Jason Dunham?

Introduction Jason Lee Dunham (10 November 1981 to 22 April 2004) was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honour for his actions while serving with 3rd Battalion 7th Marines during the Iraq War. While on a patrol in Husaybah, his unit was attacked and he deliberately covered an enemy grenade to save nearby Marines. When it exploded Dunham was…

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Navy Launches First UAS Squadron

Navy Launches First UAS Squadron

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The Navy commissioned its first test squadron dedicated to unmanned air systems, reports Aviation International News. The dedicated UAS squadron is known as Air Test and…

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April 22, 2004 DUNHAM Jason Lee Dunham was a Corporal in the US Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving with 3rd Battalion 7th Marines during the Iraq War. He joined the Marine Corps in 2000. After graduating from recruit training on 27 October 2000 from Golf Company Platoon 2092 he served as a Security Force sentry at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia until 2003. In early 2004 he was serving as a squad leader with 4th Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. His unit was based in Al-Karābilah. On April 14, 2004 the battalion commander's convoy came under attack near Husaybah, Iraq and 4th Platoon was dispatched on patrol to investigate. Dunham and his squad intercepted a number of cars spotted near the scene of the attack which the patrol detained to search for weapons. When the squad approached a white Toyota Land Cruiser and discovered AK-47s the driver exited and attacked the Marines in an attempt to flee. Dunham responded by closing in for hand-to-hand combat to subdue him. During the fighting the individual dropped an armed Mills 36M hand grenade. Dunham to save the rest of his men deliberately threw himself on the grenade attempting to use his PASGT helmet to shield himself and others from the explosion warning the others to "watch his hands". Dunham, the insurgent and two other Marines nearby were all wounded by grenade fragments. Although the enemy fighter recovered sufficiently to flee the scene he was shot dead while trying to escape. Corporal Dunham was severely wounded by the grenade blast and was immediately evacuated. Within days he arrived at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland in a coma where he was being treated for his injuries. After being diagnosed with brain damage and deemed unlikely to recover he was taken off of life support on April 22, 2004. In 2004 Michael M. Phillips (staff writer for The Wall Street Journal) wrote an article summarizing Dunham's actions that appeared on page A1 of the May 25 edition. In 2005 Phillips published "The Gift of Valor: A War Story" which told Dunham's life story.

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MoH Recipient Saves Fellow Marines During Ambush in Iraq

MoH Recipient Saves Fellow Marines During Ambush in Iraq

By Katie LangeDoD News, Defense Media Activity This blog is part of a weekly series called “Medal of Honor Monday,” in which we’ll highlight one of the nearly 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients who have earned the honor of wearing the U.S. military’s highest medal for valor. Up until 2004, a Marine had not received the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. But that changed when 22-year-old Cpl. Jason Dunham…

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On this day in Rogue History, Corporal Jason Dunham of the Marines died in 2004 after sacrificing himself to save his men. He is the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Iraq War and the first Marine to recipient since the Vietnam War.

While serving as a squad leader in Iraq, Dunham and his squad were sent to investigate cars near the scene of an attack. After the squad discovered weapons in one of the cars, the driver left the vehicle and began attacking the squad. Dunham engaged the driver in hand-to-hand combat, but the driver dropped an armed grenade in the process. Without regard for his own life, Dunham threw himself onto the grenade and attempted to use his combat helmet to shield himself and his men. Dunham was severely injured from the explosion and was brought back to the U.S., where he was diagnosed with brain damage and deemed unlikely to recover. He was taken off of life support 8 days later. Because of his heroic actions, he was awarded a Purple Heart shortly before he died and a Medal of Honor posthumously. He was 22 years old.