PO2 (EOD2) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician,
was awarded the 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.
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Mike was one of our Greatest Treasures (DAMM the Torpedoes Full Speed Ahead)
I was on a support team for SEAL #1 & #2 in Vietnam and was proud call each and everyone my friend.
Our fighting forces include the folks who cook meals, load bombs and sew up wounds. All of the men and women who serve deserve our thanks and respect.
Thank you for your service and I am sorry we lost such a man as Mr Monsoor.
We have a cousin in Iraq who is EOD and we miss him and wish him a safe return.
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