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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Another Bath Built Ship To Be Honored

Memory of Marine reborn in Navy ship

A newly minted Navy warship honoring a New York Marine's 2004 sacrifice is headed for South Florida and 10 days of celebrations capped by a Nov. 13 commissioning ceremony.

BY CAROL ROSENBERG

crosenberg@MiamiHerald.com

It was a year into the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and a young Marine manning a checkpoint threw his body on a hand grenade.
Cpl. Jason Dunham saved the lives of two buddies but would die of his wounds days later.
Now, the 22-year-old Marine's sacrifice is being immortalized.
A warship bearing his name sailed from the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Maine on Wednesday morning, the start of a nearly monthlong training cruise down the East Coast ahead of a 10-day visit to South Florida.

What: Commissioning of the USS Jason Dunham, or the U.S. Navy's Destroyer No. 109
When: Nov. 13
Where: Port Everglades
Admission: Free and open to the public. But an invitation is required to attend the event, which will accommodate some 3,000 guests plus the families of the ship's 250-plus sailors.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 20, 2010) The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Jason Dunham (DDG 109) conducts sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. Jason Dunham successfully completed a combined builder's and acceptance "super trial" during four days at sea. The trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the Navy in summer 2010. The ship will be commissioned in November 2010. (Photo courtesy of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works/Released)