Navy SEAL Wins Medal of Honor
When you win a Medal of Honor, unfortunately, it usually means you’re dead - acts of bravery extreme enough to warrant one of them typically end up with the recipient dying.
Unfortunately, that was the case with Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor.
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.
“He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward it,” said a 28-year-old lieutenant, who suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs that day. “He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs’ lives, and we owe him.”
Being a Navy SEAL typically means you’re exceptional in the first place, but to win a Medal of Honor - four have since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan started - it means you’re a special human being, with grapefruits the size of Jupiter.
Monsoor had already earned a Silver Star - also an indicator of extreme bravery - for pulling a fellow SEAL to safety. That, as they say, makes a trend.
Thank you to Monsoor for having the guts and selflessness to eat a grenade. How about some news coverage for this hero?
Also, if you get a chance, check out a list of Medal of Honor recipients and read about the actions.
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