Jason Durham

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Photo used when Corporal Jason Durham was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, on January 12, 2007.
Photo used when Corporal Jason Durham was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, on January 12, 2007.

Corporal Jason Durham was a member of the United States Marine Corps, who was killed in combat in Iraq on April 14, 2004.[1]

Durham was the second GI to be awarded the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq.[1] Durham citation says he chose to dive on top of a live grenade, saving the lives of his comrades at the cost of his own. Durham died of his wounds eight days after the attack.

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  1. ^ a b Sara Wood. "Medal of Honor Receipient honored at Pentagon", Department of Defense, January 12, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-12. 
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