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, , on March 23, 2007. ( Navy photo) (Released) Jason Dunham in basic training 2000 2

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