By Robert J. Avrech | April 9, 2008

Michael Monsoor, Medal of Honor Winner: Never Forget

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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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6 Comments

  1. Robert J. Avrech
    Posted April 13, 2008 at 11:08 am | Permalink

    Donald:
    Petty Officer Monsoor gives me hope that we can win our war on Islamic jihadists on behalf of humanity.

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  2. Robert J. Avrech
    Posted April 13, 2008 at 11:06 am | Permalink

    Kishke:
    Thanks for the link.

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  3. Robert J. Avrech
    Posted April 13, 2008 at 11:05 am | Permalink

    Alice:
    Amazing, yes. May his memory be a blessing.

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  4. Donald R. McClarey
    Posted April 11, 2008 at 4:59 pm | Permalink

    Petty Officer Mansoor, and heroes like him, give me hope for humanity.

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  5. kishke
    Posted April 9, 2008 at 1:49 pm | Permalink

    Mansoor was an Arab-American. Christian though, not Muslim.
    See here:
    http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/003630print.html

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  6. Alice
    Posted April 9, 2008 at 1:08 pm | Permalink

    He had a sweet smile. What an amazing person.

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