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April 09, 2008
Michael Monsoor, Medal of Honor Winner: Never Forget
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor.
Let us turn from the vile Jimmy Carter to a great American hero, Michael A. Monsoor.
President Bush on Tuesday awarded the nation's highest military tribute to a Navy SEAL who was killed when he threw himself on a grenade in Iraq to save his comrades.
The president, blinking back tears, recognized the bravery of Michael A. Monsoor, who was part of a sniper team in Ramadi when he died on Sept. 29, 2006. Bush presented the medal to Monsoor's parents, Sally and George Monsoor, before about 250 guests, including some of his fellow soldiers, in an East Room ceremony.
The emotional ceremony came as the top U.S. general and diplomat in Iraq opened two days of congressional testimony on the status of the war, now in its sixth year. Monsoor was the third Medal of Honor winner from the Iraq war.
"Petty Officer Monsoor distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism on Sept. 29, 2006," press secretary Dana Perino told reporters during a briefing aboard Air Force One as Bush headed to Europe for a NATO summit.
Monsoor was part of a sniper security team in Ramadi with three other SEALs and eight Iraqi soldiers, according to a Navy account. An insurgent fighter threw the grenade, which struck Monsoor in the chest before falling in front of him.
Monsoor then threw himself on the grenade, according to a SEAL who spoke to The Associated Press in 2006 on condition of anonymity because his work requires his identity to remain secret.
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Posted by Robert J. Avrech at April 9, 2008 12:00 PM
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He had a sweet smile. What an amazing person.
Posted by: Alice at April 9, 2008 01:08 PM
Mansoor was an Arab-American. Christian though, not Muslim.
See here:
Posted by: kishke at April 9, 2008 01:49 PM
Petty Officer Mansoor, and heroes like him, give me hope for humanity.
Posted by: Donald R. McClarey at April 11, 2008 04:59 PM
Alice:
Amazing, yes. May his memory be a blessing.
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at April 13, 2008 11:05 AM
Kishke:
Thanks for the link.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at April 13, 2008 11:06 AM
Donald:
Petty Officer Monsoor gives me hope that we can win our war on Islamic jihadists on behalf of humanity.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at April 13, 2008 11:08 AM