greenberetTFS
07-11-2008, 11:53
Came across this article and felt it would be of interest......
> Subject: Medal of Honor
>
>
>
> PO2 (EOD2) 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, SEALs 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.
>
> This should be front-page news instead of the crap
> we see everyday.
>
>
> Since the media wont make this news, I choose to
> make it news by forwarding it onto you guys. I am damn proud of our
> military. If you are proud too, please pass this on. If not then rest
> assured that these fine men and women of our military will continue to serve
> and protect.
> Subject: Medal of Honor
>
>
>
> PO2 (EOD2) 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, SEALs 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.
>
> This should be front-page news instead of the crap
> we see everyday.
>
>
> Since the media wont make this news, I choose to
> make it news by forwarding it onto you guys. I am damn proud of our
> military. If you are proud too, please pass this on. If not then rest
> assured that these fine men and women of our military will continue to serve
> and protect.