Report: Navy SEAL to receive Medal of Honor [Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor]

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | March 17, 2008 | AP

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A Navy SEAL who sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade will be posthumously awarded the nation's highest military honor.

The family of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor will receive the Medal of Honor on his behalf during a White House ceremony, according to a Marine Corps Times report Monday.

The report, which cited an anonymous Department of Defense official, said it was not clear when the medal would be presented.

Monsoor was part of a sniper security team on Sept. 29, 2006, in Ramadi with three other SEALs and eight Iraqi soldiers, according to a Navy account. An insurgent fighter threw the grenade, which struck Monsoor in the chest before falling in front of him. Monsoor, according to the account, then threw himself on the grenade.

Monsoor, a platoon machine gunner, had received the Silver Star, the third-highest award for combat valor, for his actions pulling a wounded SEAL to safety during a May 9, 2006, firefight in Ramadi.

Monsoor, of Garden Grove, Calif., was 25.

Monsoor will be the second member of the Navy to receive the Medal of Honor since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, and the first sailor to receive it for combat in Iraq.

[Puppage]

Thank you Michael Monsoor, you will be missed and remembered

Amen

[rottndog]

PGR Ping please...

Muh screen’s all blurry again.

God Bless these wonderful heroes.

[A Texan]

Wow, this fine soldier had already been awarded a Silver Star and now will receive, for a different action, the Medal of Honor!!?!!? Words actually fail me, God bless this man's soul, his family and his brothers-in-arms.

[A Texan]

Wow, this fine soldier had already been awarded a Silver Star and now will receive, for a different action, the Medal of Honor!!?!!? Words actually fail me, God bless this man's soul, his family and his brothers-in-arms.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Second that recommendation.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Monsoor was a sailor, not a soldier.

[jazusamo]

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, another of America's finest.

NAVY PO 2ND CLASS MICHAEL A. MONSOOR

ARMY SFC PAUL RAY SMITH

MARINE CORPORAL JASON L. DUNHAM

NAVY LT MICHAEL P. MURPHY

[davidosborne]

With all the media on the drama between Obama and his church I hope we all take a break and think about what is REALLY important here...

God Bless and keep the family and friends of....

Navy Seal Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[StarCMC]

 

To be on or off my PGR list, please FReepmail me!

[davidosborne]

Thanks for the mega-ping my FRiend...

[ErnBatavia]

There is nothing more impressive that to meet a MOH winner.

Check the bottom of my page...!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Rest in Peace Michael A. Monsoor, and may God welcome you home.

[do the dhue]

ping

[Poetgal26]

Thank you!

[Marine_Uncle]

Both things are important. We don’t want some commie like BHO being the CIC over such honorable men and women who serve in our military.

[Twink]

I”ll never forget his and others sacrifice for me and my country.

[rottndog]

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[Doogle]

got it

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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Praise GOD that...

LOVE is the Only Reality and...

GOD is LOVE..?

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A most Loving MICHAEL MONSOOR Family was honored tonight by the City Council, Police Department and People of Garden Garden CA ..his home town.

Mayor BILL DALTON presented the MONSOOR Family with a clear Glass Award and a large plaque in MICHAEL’s honor was also on display for all to see.

Plans for a City Monument to display this MICHAEL MONSOOR plaque, as well as honoring all fallen heroes of Garden Grove, were preliminarily announced.

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NEVER FORGET

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