WR - Subject: Medal of Honor

07-04-2008, 12:52 PM

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Subject: Medal of Honor

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PO2 (EOD2) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was awarded the 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 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 everyday.

Since the media won’t make this news, I choose to make it news by posting it Here. I am 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 this wonderful country.

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07-04-2008, 01:31 PM	#2
licupssy Mad Man From Azkaban Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: #12 Grimmauld Place Posts: 7,319/7.40 Threads: 414 Friends Network Gold Member	Re: Subject: Medal of Honor Most recent recipients of the Medal of Honor June 5th, 2008 Ross A. McGinnis April 8th, 2008 Michael Monsoor March 3rd, 2008 Woodrow Wilson Keeble October 22nd, 2007 Michael P. Murphy February 26th, 2007 Bruce P. Crandall January 11th, 2007 Jason L. Dunham September 23rd, 2005 Tibor Rubin April 4th, 2005 Paul R. Smith July 8th, 2002 Humbert R. Versace May 1st, 2002 Ben L. Salomon May 1st, 2002 Jon E. Swanson July 16, 2001 Ed W. Freeman January, 2001 Andrew Jackson Smith January 16, 2001 Theodore Roosevelt December 8th, 2000 William H. Pitsenbarger June 21st, 2000 22 World War II Veterans February 8th, 2000 Alfred Rascon July 10th, 1998 Robert R. Ingram January 20th, 1998 James L. Day I have seen them show the presentation of the MOH on the TV news but usually the coverage is so short you'll miss it if you blink!
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07-05-2008, 02:15 AM	#3
Greven359 whore Join Date: May 2008 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 237/1.06 Threads: 2 Friends Network	Re: Subject: Medal of Honor "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13

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07-05-2008, 02:03 PM	#4
fmb bitch Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SC Posts: 2,435/3.36 Threads: 73 Friends Network	Re: Subject: Medal of Honor Glad to see a post about our MOH winners during this holiday! Also, glad to see you didn't make the common mistake and note the award as the "Congressional" medal. If I have any rep left, you get it!!

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07-05-2008, 02:33 PM	#5
jabber slut Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: down south Posts: 4,489/4.37 Threads: 10 Friends Network	Re: Subject: Medal of Honor He deserves no less for his selfless sacrifice,what a man! R.I.P. Rep!

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07-05-2008, 02:48 PM	#6
facepeeler kickin it hadj style Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: the world's largest cat-litter box Posts: 5,516/4.56 Threads: 255 Friends Network Gold Member	Re: Subject: Medal of Honor PFC McGinnis died on the same streets we patrolled last time. They used the FOB that we set up last trip, in a town called Adhamiyah, it was one of Uday's palaces right on the Tigris River. When we left the country, we gave the FOB up to the Iraqi Army. Well, those turds just quit messing with the area, and it went back to craziness from there. We had a Lieutenant get a Silver Star over there. Anyone familiar with the goings-on of the war might recognize the name Haifa Street in Baghdad. That was the road we always had to take to get there. That being said, these guys deserve the utmost respect. It's a serious thing to get the MOH, not just everyone can get those. Sadly, most of them are awarded post-humously.
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