USS ''Jason Dunham'' (DDG-109) is an in the

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. She is named after

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corporal

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, who was posthumously awarded the

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for service in the

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. ''Jason Dunham'' is the 59th destroyer in her class and built by the

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. She was christened by Corporal Dunham's mother, Debra Dunham, the ship's sponsor and launched on 1 August 2009. ''Jason Dunham'' was commissioned on 13 November 2010.

Ship's history

In May 2022, ''Jason Dunham'' was homeported out of Naval Station Mayport and a part of Destroyer Squadron 28, along with

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led by the .

Gallery

File:US_Navy_101123-N-5292M-186_The_newly_commissioned_guided-missile_destroyer_USS_Jason_Dunham_(DDG_109)_arrives_to_its_new_homeport_of_Naval_Station.jpg, The newly commissioned USS ''Jason Dunham'' (DDG-109) arrives at its new homeport of

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. File:The guided missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) transits the Arabian Sea March 14, 2013 130314-N-XQ375-350.jpg, USS ''Jason Dunham'' (DDG-109) transits the Arabian Sea 14 March 2013. File:USS Jason Dunham.jpg, (PCU) ''Jason Dunham'' (DDG-109) conducts sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean 20 May 2010

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