[BluH2o]

Sargent York in WWI was awarded the MOH for the right reason. The Navy SEAL’s are one one of the best examples of mission creep. They started off clearing mines in WWII from enemy beach heads to facilitate Marine amphibious landings and evolved to where they are today. The Army has their Rangers, Green Beret, and Delta Force ... the Marines RECON. The Navy has their SEAL teams ... totally redundant.
Not diminishing Mike Monsoor ... but his sacrifice is not worthy of the MOH.

[simplesimon]

If it’s so redundant, then why have any special teams in any of our branches ?

In my not so humble opinion, you indeed are diminishing Mike. You are saying his sacrifice is worthless by stating it’s not worthy of the MOH ~!

You have your opinion and I have mine so we’ll just have to agree to disagree.

[mc5cents]

The Navy SEAL’s are one one of the best examples of mission creep. They started off clearing mines in WWII from enemy beach heads to facilitate Marine amphibious landings and evolved to where they are today.

They were not the Navy Seals in WWII. My father was Navy UDT #6 and the Underwater Demolition Teams were the foundation of what would become the Seals. He did a lot more than clear mines too, BTW.