Mike Monsoor: Navy Seal Receives Extraordinary Funeral

DBKP ^ | June 28, 2008 | RidesAPaleHorse

[mondoreb]

A Genuine American Hero Navy Seals Honor One of their Own

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The story of an extraordinary funeral for an extraordinary hero.

PO2 (EOD2) 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.

From the Summary of Action, Petty Officer Second Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor For actions on Sept. 29, 2006:

Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor, United States Navy, distinguished himself through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a Combat Advisor and Automatic Weapons Gunner for Naval Special Warfare Task Group Arabian Peninsula in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 29 September 2006. He displayed great personal courage and exceptional bravery while conducting operations in enemy held territory at Ar Ramadi Iraq.

During Operation Kentucky Jumper, a combined Coalition battalion clearance and isolation operation in southern Ar Ramadi, he served as automatic weapons gunner in a combined SEAL and Iraqi Army (IA) sniper overwatch element positioned on a residential rooftop in a violent sector and historical stronghold for insurgents. In the morning, his team observed four enemy fighters armed with AK-47s reconnoitering from roads in the sector to conduct follow-on attacks. SEAL snipers from his roof engaged two of them which resulted in one enemy wounded in action and one enemy killed in action. A mutually supporting SEAL/IA position also killed an enemy fighter during the morning hours.

In the early afternoon, enemy fighters attacked his position...

[mondoreb]

Though this may have been posted before at FR, there may be those who weren't aware of it. Now, this is a genuine American Hero.

[Loud Mime]

Monsoor's Coffin with the Seal Tridents

Yes, it's been posted. But for his memory we can post this forever.

[4yearlurker]

An extraordinary funeral for a extraordinary American.

Sleep well Sir.