SEAL Killed

[ls317]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061014/ap_on_re_us/navy_seal_killed

CORONADO, Calif. - A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said.

[montana500]

1. a real hero. Wow. nm

nm

[lapfog_1]

2. CMOH... and Arlington

This guy should get both. and whatever other honors we can bestow.

Fuck this POS bush war.

[Bluebear]

3. I thought you meant the singer,,,

Meanwhile, this man is a true hero.

[greyl]

6. so did i.

The world is full of beautiful men.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Damn. God Bless Him.

A true American hero.

:patriot:

[greyl]

5. i'm gonna go ahead and cry for a while. nt

[ls317]

7. Real Hero.

First of my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends because of this tragic incident.


I cant wait to see if Fred Phelps and the rest of his fucktards attempt to cause any shit at this funeral.. I bet they kept there sorry asses at home and wanted no part of this service...

[greyl]

9. Michael A. Monsoor, beautiful human. nt. edit:

edit: All the lives lost once belonged to beautiful humans.
For some reason this one is resonating a unique chord.

[raysr]

8. Ann said when Max Cleland did

the same he had it coming. Self-enflicted??

[Ice4Clark]

10. Rest in Peace

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor, center, sent this photo home from Iraq days before he died.
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANNY WRIGHT

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor was supposed to come back home from Iraq in about two weeks, in time for Halloween, his favorite holiday.

Friends were planning a Halloween and "welcome home" bash for the 25-year-old Navy SEAL, said Patrick Barnes, one of Monsoor's best friends.

He was also "honest, straightforward and a great friend."

"He was selective about the friends he made," Barnes said, fighting back tears. "But when you became his friend, you became his brother."

"The first time he tried to become a SEAL, he didn't make it," he said.

Monsoor was crushed by his failure, Wright said.

"But he tried again and made it the second time," he said. "He was very proud of what he had accomplished."

Prior to his death, Monsoor had already demonstrated courage under fire. He has been posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions May 9 in Ramadi, when he and another SEAL pulled a team member shot in the leg to safety while bullets pinged off the ground around them.

[madokie]

11. So sad, the Navy's finest for sure

The Seals and UDT's are the best trained in the military bar none.
I have a problem with the Iraqi getting close enough to toss in a grenade, I mean these Seals are not likely to let anyone get very close in normal conditions. This coming for an old Navy man who spent 19 months helping to train the Seals in Survival.

[michreject]

12. Stand down sailor

Your watch is over.:patriot:

[DesertRat]

13. Rest in peace, Petty Officer Michael Monsoor

:cry:

[seabeyond]

14. wow....... what a person. wow. that takes something n/t

[AnnieBW]

15. A True Warrior

Send out the cry that a true Warrior is entering the halls of Valhalla! :patriot:

Since Halloween was his favorite holiday, I will make it a point to call his spirit to my Samhain circle.

[malaise]

16. A hero indeed

pity he couldn't toss Bush or Rummy.