Jason Dunham

Jason Lee Dunham was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps who was awarded the Medal of Honor 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 gravely injured and died eight days later.

Jason Dunham, was born on November 10, 1981 in Scio, New York, and resided there his entire life with his parents, Daniel and Debra, and his three siblings, two brothers and a sister. Coincidentally he was born on the 206th anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps. He graduated from Scio High School in 2000, having played basketball for his high school team.

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