April 01, 2008
Navy SEAL Receives Medal of Honor Posthumously
The parents of Petty Officer Michael Monsoor will receive the Medal of Honor next on behalf of their son. The 25 year-old machine gunner with a SEAL team was providing security at a sniper lookout post on Sept. 29, 2006 in Ramadi when a grenade hit his chest and bounced to the floor. With only a moment to act, Monsoor threw himself onto the grenade, shielding three other SEALs and three Iraqi Army soldiers from the resulting blast.
By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 08:25 AM |
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