European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 stars and stripes Mideast e d i t i o n h or o e s june 2007 hew by Leo Shane Iii stars and stripes when Jason Dunham was posthumously awarded the medal of Honor in his family said they were both proud of his Brav Ery and devastated by his his Marine family still feels the same i think about him every said Billy who served alongside Dunham in everything reminds me about every time i look in the Mirror and see those i remember what he Dunham was Only the second service member to receive the nations highest military Honor for the wars in Afghanistan and and the first the process took almost three but his friends and family said they knew his heroism would eventually be a marines Marine dunhams family and friends describe him As far from the stereotypical while both fit and he want an hulking caricature of a military he want a he want an he was just a genuine said Trent Dun hams company he knew How to be a human he knew How to respect his marines admired him for and they respected him for name Jason Dunham unit company 3rd 7th marines medal medal of Honor earned april and they followed him for he was a marines a dunhams platoon 1st Brian said that when Dunham first arrived in the upstate new York native reenlisted to make sure his tour would be As Long As the rest of his company he didst want to leave Early if they we rent going to be Able Robinson Dunham would often talk to the younger marines in the treating them As equals rather than Lowe ranking enlisted just a few Days before his without Dunham called off his helmet and jumped on hoping to shield his marines from the Dunham spent the night relaxing with several of those marines talking about ways to stay Safe in an am several wondered if a helmet could withstand a grenade blast if one landed and Dunham himself wondered whether anyone could get the Kevlar head gear off Quick enough in such a other marines remembered Dunham As someone who was Tough but listening to their Side of the Story before chewing them out or offering them he made you feel like a Hampton he made you feel like you were actually part of the brother that dunhams helmet11 Hampton was beside Dunham on april Dun was supposed to be leading the squad on patrol for the first but that Mission was scratched when another unit came under As they rushed to the another attacker fired an Reg across the Hood of the squads Lead the troops immediately began combing the and stopped traffic to search the cars for any other Hampton said he had just finished looking through a bus when he saw an iraqi leap out of his Sun and punch both Hampton and Kelly Miller rushed to help As he reached the i looked i saw Jason with his helmet he i figure out i thought maybe during the fight the iraqi had pulled it off or photos Courtesy of Dunham family Jason dunhams sacrifice in Iraq is remembered by his family and far left dunhams family is honoured by a visit and an award from president at left in happier
