On patrol on April 14, 2004, Cpl. Dunham found himself engaged in hand-to-hand combat with an insurgent near the Syrian border. When his attacker dropped a live hand grenade, the Marine made the split-second decision to cover the weapon with his own helmet, shielding two of his men from its full explosive force.
The other Marines staggered away from the blast, injured but alive. Cpl. Dunham suffered deep shrapnel wounds to the brain. He survived eight days in a coma, only to die with his parents at his bedside. He was 22 years old.
"There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about it," said Cpl. William Hampton, one of the Marines fighting beside Cpl. Dunham when the grenade exploded. The explosion left Cpl. Hampton, a 24-year-old from Woodinville, Wash., peppered with shrapnel. "I see my arms, I see my leg. I'm always reminded of it."
Another American hero who, in death, has shown us how to live.
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Jules,
We honored Jason Dunham on Pundit Review Radio in our weekly collaboration with Blackfive, in which we bring their series "Someone You Should Know" to the radio. Matt Burden from Blackfive tells us the incredibly moving story of Jason. I know your readers will enjoy this.
Kevin
PunditReview.com
Thanks, Kev.
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