**HERO**Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor - Competition Diesel.Com

diesel8128 · 08-07-2008, 03:33 PM

I dont know the date of this but I do remember hearing about it, I found the article so here you go. What a great American Hero!
Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor

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.

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 , SEALs were lined up on both sides of the pallbearers route forming a column of twos, 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 onto you guys. I am proud of our military and the men and women who serve in it. They represent the highest and finest values of this country.

The media never reports this type thing - please forward it to a few of your friends...

God bless the men and women in our Military.

ride42 · 08-07-2008, 03:59 PM

I saw a thread a while back on it, the top of it looked really cool with all the pins.

Jim Fulmer · 08-07-2008, 06:17 PM

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Watch the vid, if this doesn't get you then you need to find a heart somewere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfK2BQCIIes

Jim

zukgod1 · 08-26-2008, 12:35 PM

I looked at this thread yesterday but didn't post a reply.
Mainly because how do you post a reply to something like this?

He was a great man like many others that have gone before him.
Prayers to his family and our troops remaining over there..

4x4dually · 08-26-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Fulmer

Watch the vid, if this doesn't get you then you need to find a heart somewhere.

Amen, my friend, Amen.

Rob_Bones · 08-26-2008, 04:48 PM

Thats as selfless as it gets. I take my hat off to him. He was an MA2(seal) now known as an SO2 not an EOD tech.

RyanPaul · 09-03-2008, 03:19 PM

Hhoooorrraaahhhh!

08-07-2008, 03:33 PM	#1
diesel8128 Name: diesel8128 Title: HDP Status: Not Here Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kearney MO Member`s Gallery Posts: 314	HERONavy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor I dont know the date of this but I do remember hearing about it, I found the article so here you go. What a great American Hero! Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor 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. 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 , SEALs were lined up on both sides of the pallbearers route forming a column of twos, 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 onto you guys. I am proud of our military and the men and women who serve in it. They represent the highest and finest values of this country. The media never reports this type thing - please forward it to a few of your friends... God bless the men and women in our Military. __________________ 2004.5 Dodge CTD 4x4 extended cab!

08-07-2008, 03:59 PM	#2
ride42 Name: ride42 Title: 980MW Status: Not Here Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sandy, Utah Member`s Gallery Posts: 4,506	I saw a thread a while back on it, the top of it looked really cool with all the pins. __________________ Bryce Out of sight, out of mind. 2015 Subaru WRX

08-07-2008, 06:17 PM	#3
Jim Fulmer Name: Jim Fulmer Title: Too Much Time Status: Not Here Join Date: May 2006 Location: Quanah Tx. Member`s Gallery Posts: 5,013	ATT38288[1].jpg Watch the vid, if this doesn't get you then you need to find a heart somewere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfK2BQCIIes Jim __________________ 01' 12V, S/B, Q/C, 4WD 98' 12V, S/B, Q/C, 2WD

08-26-2008, 12:35 PM	#4
zukgod1 Name: zukgod1 Title: Old fart Status: Not Here Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Utah Member`s Gallery Posts: 1,397	I looked at this thread yesterday but didn't post a reply. Mainly because how do you post a reply to something like this? He was a great man like many others that have gone before him. Prayers to his family and our troops remaining over there.. __________________ COMPETITIONDIESEL. 08 F-350 King Ranch, 6.4, H&S. EGR and DPF delete, 5" exhaust and THAT'S IT! Well, aside from wheels/ tires and a leveling kit. Tired of broken crap.

08-26-2008, 04:48 PM	#6
Rob_Bones Name: Rob_Bones Title: I H8T ULSD Status: Not Here Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rhode Island Member`s Gallery Posts: 323	Thats as selfless as it gets. I take my hat off to him. He was an MA2(seal) now known as an SO2 not an EOD tech. __________________ -08 2500 Quad Cab long bed, Big Horn edition with stock floor mats.

09-03-2008, 03:19 PM	#7
RyanPaul Name: RyanPaul Title: Diesel Enthusiast Status: Not Here Join Date: Aug 2008 Member`s Gallery Posts: 106	Hhoooorrraaahhhh! __________________ Ryan Paul 95 12V 2500 auto ext cab 3rd gen wheels, 6 inch mitre cut stacks straight piped, schwitzer S300 turbo, kitty gone,#100 plate, 3k gsk kit, triple guages, afc modded, 370 marine inj, twin banks systems, billet tranny, AFE stage II , 883 pump 450cc, 191's