Mike Monsoor,
 

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Was Awarded "The Congressional Medal Of Honor" Last Week,




For Giving His Life In Iraq , As He Jumped On, And Covered With His Body, A Live Hand Grenade,






Saving The Lives Of A Large Group Of Navy Seals That Was Passing By!




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During Mike Monsoor's Funeral,




At Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery , In San Diego , California ..




The Six Pallbearers Removed The Rosewood Casket From The Hearse,




And Lined Up On Each Side Of Mike Monsoor's Casket,




Were His Family Members, Friends, Fellow Sailors, And Well-wishers.




The Column Of People Continued From The Hearse, All The Way To The Grave Site.




What The Group Didn't Know At The Time Was,




Every Navy Seal




(45 To Be Exact)




That Mike Monsoor Saved That Day Was Scattered Through-Out The Column!




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As The Pallbearers Carried The Rosewood Casket




Down The Column Of People To The Grave Side.




The Column Would Collapse..




Which Formed A Group Of People That Followed Behind.




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Every Time The Rosewood Casket Passed A Navy Seal,




He Would Remove His Gold Trident Pin From His Uniform,




And Slap It Down Hard,




Causing The Gold Trident Pin To Embed Itself




Into The Top Of The Wooden Casket!




Then The Navy Seal Would Step Back From The Column, And Salute!




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Now For Those,






Who Don't Know What A Trident Pin Is,




Here Is The Definition!




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After One Completes The Basic Navy Seals Program Which Lasts For Three Weeks,




And Is Followed By Seal Qualification Training,




Which Is 15 More Weeks Of Training,




Necessary To Continue Improving Basic Skills And To Learn New Tactics And Techniques,




Required For An Assignment To A Navy Seal Platoon.




After successful completion,




Trainees Are Given Their Naval Enlisted Code,




And Are Awarded The Navy Seal Trident Pin.




With This Gold Pin They Are Now Officially Navy Seals!




It Was Said,




That You Could Hear Each Of The 45 Slaps From Across The Cemetery!




By The Time The Rosewood Casket Reached The Grave Site,




It Looked As Though It Had A Gold Inlay From The 45 Trident Pins That Lined The Top!

forgot to post the pictures.


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I do not remember where I read this from, but after researching and reading about Mike Monsoor, I had tears in my eyes when I think of the sacrifice that he gave to his brothers in arms.

[B][I]"Where does these men come from? These men of Valor, Men of Distinction, Men of Valor...they must come from our creator, for he who gave of his life for his brother has earn this honor."[/I][/B]

Isn't that the photo of Suh's casket?

Yes, that is of James Suh's casket. Monsoor's parents were presented the Medal of Honor on Apr 8, 2008.

[QUOTE=armorer1;1289515]Yes, that is of James Suh's casket. Monsoor's parents were presented the Medal of Honor on Apr 8, 2008.[/QUOTE]

Noticed that also in addition to...saving a large group of SEALs that were "passing by"; but didn't want to swim out of my lane by commenting on it.


RIP, Monsoor. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

I was at Monsoor's funeral. The hurse drove to the final resting spot and behind it followed his family, his platoon mates, then Teammates and finally the rest of the group. His casket was brought out by his platoon mates&sat above the grave. The Team guys removed their Tridents and one by one, walked by and pounded them into the casket. His brother then pulled a handful of his long hair and placed it on the casket.