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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2009
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Warship christened
for N.Y. Marine
BATH, Maine - In a solemn ceremony punctuated by talk of courage,
service and sacrifice, the mother of a Marine corporal on Saturday
christened a warship honoring her son, who died after covering an
exploding grenade to protect his comrades in Iraq.
After composing herself and taking a deep breath, Deb Dunham
smashed a bottle of champagne over the bow of the 510-foot warship
Jason Dunham, then held the bottle aloft to the cheers of hundreds.
She was joined by the Marines who served with her son, by her
husband, Dan Dunham, and their daughter Katelyn Dunham.
Retired Gen. Michael Hagee, a former Marine commandant who was
with the Dunhams when their son died ...