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GratefulCitizen · 03-15-2008, 23:24

Navy SEAL Mike Monsoor to Receive Medal of Honor
By Michael Fumento

SEAL and Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Monsoor will posthumously receive the nation's highest award, the Medal of Honor. It will be given to his parents in a White House ceremony April 8. The next day there will be a Hall of Heroes Dedication followed by a Navy Memorial Dedication. He died in Sept. 2006 after throwing himself on a hand grenade and thereby probably saving the lives of three of his comrades.
I first wrote about being in combat with Monsoor's unit in Ramadi, Iraq in April of 2006 in my Weekly Standard "New Band of Brothers" article, though he wasn't mentioned by name. He was killed just as I was returning to Ramadi later in the year, and one of the photos I took of him during that first fight graced the cover of the issue containing my subsequent article. I plan to attend and to write about the Medal of Honor Ceremony.

March 15, 2008 07:50 PM

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GratefulCitizen Area Commander Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Page/Lake Powell, Arizona Posts: 3,426	Navy Seal Mike Monsoor Navy SEAL Mike Monsoor to Receive Medal of Honor By Michael Fumento SEAL and Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Monsoor will posthumously receive the nation's highest award, the Medal of Honor. It will be given to his parents in a White House ceremony April 8. The next day there will be a Hall of Heroes Dedication followed by a Navy Memorial Dedication. He died in Sept. 2006 after throwing himself on a hand grenade and thereby probably saving the lives of three of his comrades. I first wrote about being in combat with Monsoor's unit in Ramadi, Iraq in April of 2006 in my Weekly Standard "New Band of Brothers" article, though he wasn't mentioned by name. He was killed just as I was returning to Ramadi later in the year, and one of the photos I took of him during that first fight graced the cover of the issue containing my subsequent article. I plan to attend and to write about the Medal of Honor Ceremony. March 15, 2008 07:50 PM http://www.fumento.com/weblog/archiv...seal_mike.html <edit> Note to admin or moderator: please move to appropriate forum. __________________ __________________ Waiting for the perfect moment is a fruitless endeavor. Make a decision, and then make it the right one through your actions. "Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." -Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NIV) Last edited by GratefulCitizen; 03-15-2008 at 23:59.
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