Jason Dunham
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 20 years ago |
Date of birth | November 10,1981 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Scio |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 22,2004 |
Died | Bethesda |
Maryland | |
United States | |
Buried | Fairlawn Cemetery, Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States |
Units | Marine Corps Security Force Regiment |
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines | |
Siblings | Katelyn Dunham |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Medal of Honor; Purple Heart | |
Place of burial | Fairlawn Cemetery, Scio, New York, United States |
Nicknam | Uno |
Rank | Corporal |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 692388 |
Jason Dunham Life story
Jason Lee Dunham was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 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.