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ultmetal
Administrator
Number of posts: 16193
Age: 45
Registration date: 2007-01-04
 |  Subject: War hero? Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:34 pm | |
| | Quote: | 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
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spiritoradio
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1512
Age: 29
Registration date: 2007-01-22
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:03 pm | |
| Very cool story. It takes a lot of guts to do something like that. RIP Sir. |
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Mglaffas81
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1980
Age: 28
Registration date: 2007-11-25
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:09 pm | |
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tohostudios
King Of Kaiju
Number of posts: 15361
Age: 51
Registration date: 2008-02-07
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:38 am | |
| Very cool recognition by the fellow SEALs.
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Schbopo
Ate his vegetables
Number of posts: 4960
Age: 21
Registration date: 2008-09-04
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:51 am | |
|  Dude had skills. I agree, this should be the news. |
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Stender
The lost Ramone
Number of posts: 5901
Age: 22
Registration date: 2008-01-26
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:09 am | |
| R.I.P
People appreciate your sacrifice. _________________  |
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DallasBlack
Zooey Addict
Number of posts: 10460
Age: 32
Registration date: 2007-09-09
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:14 pm | |
| "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 RIP |
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tohostudios
King Of Kaiju
Number of posts: 15361
Age: 51
Registration date: 2008-02-07
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:32 pm | |
| | 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.
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Leatherface
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 4244
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-05-08
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:32 am | |
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Troublezone
Dog Will Hunt!
Number of posts: 9882
Age: 36
Registration date: 2007-01-29
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:02 pm | |
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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
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thejokeriv
Metal is Forever
Number of posts: 9078
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-01-23
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:18 pm | |
| Wow - now that is HERO!!!! |
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sam
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3012
Age: 22
Registration date: 2008-02-12
| | Subject: Re: War hero? Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:41 pm | |
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