Keywords: US Navy 070323-N-0000X-031 Image submitted on occasion of the Department of Navy announcement that the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), honoring the late Cpl.jpg en SCIO N Y March 23 2007 - Image submitted on occasion of the Department of Navy announcement that the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be named USS Jason Dunham DDG 109 honoring the late Cpl Jason L Dunham the first Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom The Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Donald C Winter made the announcement in Dunham s hometown of Scio N Y U S Navy photo RELEASED 2000-2001 070323-N-0000X-031 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 44292 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location SCIO N Y Jason Dunham Utility covers This is Lcpl Jason Dunham and PFC Starr at Camp Blanding Florida I was Dunham's team leader These Marines were stationed at Kings Bay Naval Sub base in Georgia Camp Blanding is where we did our field training and range time Lcpl Dunham would later be assigned to 3/7 in California and be killed in action April 2004 In 2006 he would receive the Medal of Honor 2009 the USS Jason Dunham DDG-109 was christened in Bath Maine Currently she is a commissioned US Naval vessel on patrol PFC Starr would remain at Kings Bay for his entire enlistment Sadly he was killed in a motorcycle accident by a semi truck This photo was taken prior to 9-11 |