A moving, prideful look at the life and heroism of U.S. Marine
Corporal Jason
Dunham, who made the ultimate sacrifice to save others in Iraq,
dying on April 22, 2004 . . . eight days after using
his helmet and body to smother an exploding grenade let loose by
an insurgent.
(The video includes moving comments by Jason Dunham's fellow Marines
and family members.)
Medal of Honor Presentation
President George W. Bush's presentation the Medal of Honor to fallen
Marine Corporal Dunham's family at the White House on January 11, 2007 . . .
Dunham is the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for actions
in the War on Terror, and the first Marine to receive the Medal of
Honor since the Vietnam War.
