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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 31 > Warship honors Marine who covered grenade

Warship honors Marine who covered grenade


July 31, 2009

BATH, Maine " The Navy's newest destroyer bears a name that's familiar to Marines. The ship that'll be christened on Saturday at Bath Iron Works bears the name of Cpl. Jason Dunham, a Marine who jumped on a grenade to save his comrades in 2004 in Iraq.

Dunham's parents, Deb and Dan Dunham,....

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