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President George W. Bush praises the actions of U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham during a White House ceremony, Jan. 11, 2007. Dunham, who died in Iraq while protecting two fellow Marines from a grenade blast in April 2004, is the second Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam.

President George W. Bush praises the actions of U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham during a White House ceremony, Jan. 11, 2007. Dunham, who died in Iraq while protecting two fellow Marines from a grenade blast in April 2004, is the second Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam.

President George W. Bush praises the actions of U.S. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham during a White House ceremony, Jan. 11, 2007. Dunham, who died in Iraq while protecting two fellow Marines from a grenade blast in April 2004, is the second Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam.

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