Honoring a Hero.....
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Honoring a Hero.....
This was sent to me by a Buddy who was/is a member of Team 6.
PO2 (EOD2)(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was awarded the Congressional 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, SEAL’s 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.
PO2 (EOD2)(Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was awarded the Congressional 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, SEAL’s 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.
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This is typical SEAL behavior .... after reading several after action reports (cleaned up for my level of need-to-know) ... these guys are ALL heros !!
The casket in the picture was actually one of another SEAL killed in action ... but the honors were the same.
Thanks for posting this ...
Petty Officer Monsoor, rest in peace, Shipmate !!
Cheers,
PISTOL
The casket in the picture was actually one of another SEAL killed in action ... but the honors were the same.
Thanks for posting this ...
Petty Officer Monsoor, rest in peace, Shipmate !!
Cheers,
PISTOL
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