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[Richard Owl Mirror]

Navy SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades
Quote: 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.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor had been near the only door to the rooftop structure Sept. 29 when the grenade hit him in the chest and bounced to the floor, said four SEALs who spoke to The Associated Press this week on condition of anonymity because their work requires their identities to remain secret.

“He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward it,” said a 28-year-old lieutenant who sustained shrapnel wounds to both legs that day. “He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs’ lives, and we owe him.”

Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war began.

Two SEALs next to Monsoor were injured; another who was 10 to 15 feet from the blast was unhurt. The four had been working with Iraqi soldiers providing sniper security while U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted missions in the area.




Thank You from an appreciative American Citizen :cry:

[agentkgb]

:cry:

[lilwolf]

Does it not say in the bible something like..."No greater love hath a man that will lay down his life for others."

This the bravest becaue some gave a little and some gave all...

My deepest condolences and deepest respect and admiration for this fine man.

[Richard Owl Mirror]

lilwolf wrote: Does it not say in the bible something like..."No greater love hath a man that will lay down his life for others."

This the bravest becaue some gave a little and some gave all...

My deepest condolences and deepest respect and admiration for this fine man.

Yes, I agree
I am left with the question of why he or anybody wouldn't have tried to throw it out a door before it exploded.

I don't know about such things so I may be wrong to ask this question.

[micfranklin]

How courageous of him.

[lilwolf]

Richard Owl Mirror wrote: lilwolf wrote: Does it not say in the bible something like..."No greater love hath a man that will lay down his life for others."

This the bravest becaue some gave a little and some gave all...

My deepest condolences and deepest respect and admiration for this fine man.

Yes, I agree
I am left with the question of why he or anybody wouldn't have tried to throw it out a door before it exploded.

I don't know about such things so I may be wrong to ask this question.


It is hard to say how long it had been in the air before it landed. They are on a fuse and sometimes the fuse can be shortened to allow quicker explosion. There just may not have been time, and the only thing he could do was what he did. We may never know what or why but this is courage at the max.

[DSwain]

Truly a grade-A soldier - the US should be proud it makes men like that.

[Nathyn]

MSNBC is so liberally-biased, it's sickening. Notice the article says that a NAVY seal "fell" on a grenade rather than "jumped."

[Proton]

WTF, the full title is: "Navy SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades", that to, clearly gives the action away as intentional, and there is no way for someone to misinterpet the act.

If someone wanted to be liberalish about it, it would simply add that if the Iraq War didn't happen, he wouldn't have to do it.

[MoscowMatt]

Proton wrote: WTF, the full title is: "Navy SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades", that to, clearly gives the action away as intentional, and there is no way for someone to misinterpet the act.

If someone wanted to be liberalish about it, it would simply add that if the Iraq War didn't happen, he wouldn't have to do it.

Someone might then add if 9-11 didn't happen..........

[Proton]

Except that 9/11 is not an action based on the west. Bush didn't have (presumably) the option of choosing wither 9/11 will happen or not, therefore he is not "responcible" for it. Bush did have the choise of going into the Iraq war or not.

Cource, I can continoue that as well:
If Bin Laden hadn't been CIA trained... (what? Do you think that it is a coincidence that from ALL the Muslims in the world, the one that had the CIA training is the one that did 9/11?) and tought (apparently) that human life is free to spare...

[lilwolf]

How many links would you like on Bin Laden being NOT trained by the CIA. That's a line of hog wash? If you would like proof start a thread on that and I will give you link after link that shows that as incorrect.
But not in ta thread that honors a brave american. :x

[Whitefields]

Richard Owl Mirror wrote: Navy SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades
Quote: 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.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor had been near the only door to the rooftop structure Sept. 29 when the grenade hit him in the chest and bounced to the floor, said four SEALs who spoke to The Associated Press this week on condition of anonymity because their work requires their identities to remain secret.

“He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward it,” said a 28-year-old lieutenant who sustained shrapnel wounds to both legs that day. “He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs’ lives, and we owe him.”

Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war began.

Two SEALs next to Monsoor were injured; another who was 10 to 15 feet from the blast was unhurt. The four had been working with Iraqi soldiers providing sniper security while U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted missions in the area.




Thank You from an appreciative American Citizen :cry:

I hope that I would do the same, but I'm afraid I wouldn't. This man has my deepest respect.

[LostSoul3412]

[lilwolf]

Whitefields wrote: Richard Owl Mirror wrote: Navy SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades
Quote: 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.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor had been near the only door to the rooftop structure Sept. 29 when the grenade hit him in the chest and bounced to the floor, said four SEALs who spoke to The Associated Press this week on condition of anonymity because their work requires their identities to remain secret.

“He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward it,” said a 28-year-old lieutenant who sustained shrapnel wounds to both legs that day. “He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs’ lives, and we owe him.”

Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war began.

Two SEALs next to Monsoor were injured; another who was 10 to 15 feet from the blast was unhurt. The four had been working with Iraqi soldiers providing sniper security while U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted missions in the area.




Thank You from an appreciative American Citizen :cry:

I hope that I would do the same, but I'm afraid I wouldn't. This man has my deepest respect.


Sometimes fear or being afraid to do it does not enter into your thoughts. I have spent a great deal of my life in the military and been in very bad situations and ....you just do what is right at the moment, with little or no regard for yourself. The thought of dieing does not seem to enter into it at all. It really doesn't till later in the day after it is over then you get scared.

[The Newb]

THANK YOU SIR! +p

[Moracca]

What can I say? A sailor gave his life to save those of his fellow sailors. There really isn't anything more honorable than that. Not to mention the fact that this sailor was already awarded the Silver Star for previous service in combat. He'll probably be awarded the Navy Cross for this more recent action.

[Di]

My heart goes out to his family... along with my deepest appreciation and profound pride that this fine young man was an American.

[Dookiestix]

Nathyn wrote: MSNBC is so liberally-biased, it's sickening. Notice the article says that a NAVY seal "fell" on a grenade rather than "jumped."
What is so liberal about a Navy SEAL falling on a grenade in order to save his fellow sailors? I would imagine that "jumping" on a grenade might not have had the same results in saving his comrads from potential injury/death.

How you got "liberal" out of this isi truly beyond me, really...

This man was a real American hero, and he deserves the honor and respect from those who are both liberal AND conservative in recognizing the ultimate sacrifice he made for his team and his country. I may have never been in the military, but I salute him nonetheless.

[Peace420]

He deserves the medal of honor

http://www.army.mil/cmh/Moh1.htm

Good reads, great men