sdcentaur
Sioux Falls, SD
age: 48
| Dakwa tried to post this here but wasn't able to because he's "created too many threads".
I got this in the mail today.
Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor
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 twos, 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 every day.
Since the media won't make this news, I choose to make it news by forwarding it onto you guys. I am proud of our military and the men and women who serve in it. They represent the highest and finest values of this country.
The liberal media never reports this type thing please forward it to a few of your friends...
God bless the men and women in our Military.
[Edited 7/18/2008 6:11:43 PM]
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paken
Bonneau, SC
age: 64
| Lord,
Keep our Troops forever in Your care
Give them victory over the enemy...
Grant them a safe and swift return...
Bless those who mourn the lost.
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FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer
for all those serving their country at this time.
God Bless America
Sd I agree with you and thank you for sharing the story.Hope you don't mind if i add a prayer for the rest of us.The prayer was borrowed from Col Hal Moore .
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lilguppy2bit
Auburn, WA
age: 53
| Amen
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cincin3500
Lapeer, MI
age: 36
| 
I will forward this... Not one life should be in vain. I read this with pride and tears for the family who has paid the ultimate price.
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shootercva41
Mooresville, IN
age: 55
| sd I agree also, this story should have been on the front page of every news paper and the top story on every news broadcast.
and thank you paken for the prayer. very fitting
no one realizes what true heros this country has.
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ru2timid
Rockford, IL
age: 47
| Thankyou centaur and dakwa,
I visuallized this and felt each hair on my arms stand up.
Paken - Thankyou as well.
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bikerangel3
Pittsburgh, PA
age: 54
| Its such a shame this on wasn't on the front page or at the very least the front page of the human interest section of every major newspaper in the country !!!! What a lovely , moving tribute to A TRUE HERO !!!! Thank You for posting this one even tho' it brought tears to my eyes it was something that needs to be shared and treasured here !!!!
May a merciful God keep close watch over ALL OUR TROOPS everywhere past,present and future AMEN!!!
[Edited 7/19/2008 7:13:54 AM]
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shootercva41
Mooresville, IN
age: 55
| this is such a touching story, I just wanted to bring it back to the top.
as I read it again, I'm like "timid", I could visualize this and could hear the slapping of the tridents onto the coffin.
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pink_pants
Port Byron, IL
age: 54
| Hair standing up on my arms too! Yep should have been in the news!
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lilguppy2bit
Auburn, WA
age: 53
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Auburn, WA
age: 53
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Denver, CO
age: 60
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