War hero?

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Date: Associated Press: October 14, 2006
Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor

Navy SEAL Dies Saving Comrades

PO2 (EOD2)(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD
Technician, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously
for jumping on a grenade in Iraq , giving his life to save his fellow
Seals.

During Mike Monsoor's funeral in San Diego , as his coffin was being
moved from the hearse to the grave site at Ft. Rosecrans National
Cemetery, SEAL's were lined up on bo th sides of the pallbearers route
forming a column of two's, with the coffin moving up the center. As
Mike's coffin passed, each SEAL, having removed his gold Trident from
his uniform, slapped it down embedding the Trident in the wooden
coffin.



The slaps were audible from across the cemetery; by the time the
coffin arrived grave side, it looked as though it had a gold inlay
from all the Tridents pinned to it. This was a fitting send-off for a
warrior hero.

This should be front-page news instead of the crap we see every day.

Since the media won't make this news, I choose to make it news by
forwarding it. I am damn proud of our military. If you are proud too, please pass this on. If not then rest assured that these fine men and women of our military will continue to serve and protect.

http://www.navyseals.com/michael-monsoor
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/monsoor.asp
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,116817,00.html

Very cool story. It takes a lot of guts to do something like that. RIP Sir.

What a brave man - RIP

Very cool recognition by the fellow SEALs.

Dude had skills. I agree, this should be the news.

R.I.P

People appreciate your sacrifice.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 RIP

DallasBlack wrote:

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 RIP

That's exactly what I was thinking when I was reading that.

RIP.

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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 RIP

Wow - now that is HERO!!!!

RIP