Posthumous Medal of Honor to Marine

[Ed_Haynes]

The posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham of Scio, N.Y. has been announced. He died when he jumped on a grenade in Iraq and saved the lives of two comrades.

See:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/10/...in2173203.shtml

http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-11-10-voa53.cfm

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/na...1,3528945.story

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/10/medal.hon...tion=cnn_latest

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?sectio...p;article=41423

Edited November 11, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[hunyadi]

A National Treasure, A National Hero, A Son. A Marine.