Reply With QuoteSad story, but a great story. Ingalls park in Norco is named after a friends brother that did the same thing in Vietnam.
Sad but True Story:
My neighbor just returned from a funeral for his Nephew. His Nephew grew up and enlisted in the Navy, dreaming of some day becoming a Navy SEAL. After a couple years of serving his dream was granted and he was sent to the grueling SEAL training. During the training he managed to break ten bones in his feet which required surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
Nevertheless he was determined to fulfill his dream of becoming a SEAL and was able to graduate after completing his training. After becoming a SEAL he was sent to Iraq, along with his unit, with a primary goal of tracking insurgence.
After several successful captures, he and three of his teammates were conducting surveilance using a fiber-optic camera from the roof of a multi-floor building. The team heard something land on the roof only to realize it was a live grenade. David being the only single member of the team, jumped on the grenade to save his teammates lives, giving his own.
These are the types of HEROES we have defending our country... my hats off to each and every one.
RIP to all that have given and lost their lives.
Sad story, but a great story. Ingalls park in Norco is named after a friends brother that did the same thing in Vietnam.
RP2,
I read about a similar story a few hours ago, it may even be the about this exact brave man.
The story brought tears to my eyes.
The things our fighting men and women over the years have had to experience in their lives, so that we may be free, is something very powerful.
I have been debating putting up the story because of some of our boys here are military and a few are SEALs. I didn't know if something so close to home would be appropriate.
Brian
Sad but True Story:
My neighbor just returned from a funeral for his Nephew. His Nephew grew up and enlisted in the Navy, dreaming of some day becoming a Navy SEAL. After a couple years of serving his dream was granted and he was sent to the grueling SEAL training. During the training he managed to break ten bones in his feet which required surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
Nevertheless he was determined to fulfill his dream of becoming a SEAL and was able to graduate after completing his training. After becoming a SEAL he was sent to Iraq, along with his unit, with a primary goal of tracking insurgence.
After several successful captures, he and three of his teammates were conducting surveilance using a fiber-optic camera from the roof of a multi-floor building. The team heard something land on the roof only to realize it was a live grenade. David being the only single member of the team, he jumped on the grenade to save his teammates lives, giving his own.
These are the types of HEREOS we have defending our country... my hats off to each and every one.
RIP to all that have given and lost their lives.
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 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 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.
In an interview at the SEALs' West Coast headquarters in Coronado, four members of the special force remembered "Mikey" as a loyal friend and a quiet, dedicated professional.
"He was just a fun-loving guy," said a 26-year-old petty officer 2nd class who went through the grueling 29-week SEAL training with . "Always got something funny to say, always got a little mischievous look on his face."
Other SEALS described the Garden Grove, Calif., native as a modest and humble man who drew strength from his family and his faith. His father and brother are former Marines, said a 31-year-old petty officer 2nd class.
Prior to his death, 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.
funeral was held Thursday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. He has also been submitted for an award for his actions the day he died.
The first Navy SEAL to die in Iraq was Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee, 28, who was killed Aug. 2 in a firefight while on patrol against insurgents in Ramadi. Navy spokesman Lt. Taylor Clark said the low number of deaths among SEALs in Iraq is a testament to their training.
Sixteen SEALs have been killed in Afghanistan. Eleven of them died in June 2005 when a helicopter was shot down near the Pakistan border while ferrying reinforcements for troops pursuing al-Qaida militants.
There are about 2,300 of the elite fighters, based in Coronado and Little Creek, Va.
The Navy is trying to boost that number by 500 a challenge considering more than 75 percent of candidates drop out of training, notorious for "Hell Week," a five-day stint of continual drills by the ocean broken by only four hours sleep total. Monsoor made it through training on his second attempt.
A courageous young man, who's heroic action, he will stay in our hearts.
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.
In an interview at the SEALs' West Coast headquarters in Coronado, four members of the special force remembered "Mikey" as a loyal friend and a quiet, dedicated professional.
"He was just a fun-loving guy," said a 26-year-old petty officer 2nd class who went through the grueling 29-week SEAL training with Monsoor. "Always got something funny to say, always got a little mischievous look on his face."
Other SEALS described the Garden Grove, Calif., native as a modest and humble man who drew strength from his family and his faith. His father and brother are former Marines, said a 31-year-old petty officer 2nd class.
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.
Monsoor's funeral was held Thursday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. He has also been submitted for an award for his actions the day he died.
The first Navy SEAL to die in Iraq was Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee, 28, who was killed Aug. 2 in a firefight while on patrol against insurgents in Ramadi. Navy spokesman Lt. Taylor Clark said the low number of deaths among SEALs in Iraq is a testament to their training.
Sixteen SEALs have been killed in Afghanistan. Eleven of them died in June 2005 when a helicopter was shot down near the Pakistan border while ferrying reinforcements for troops pursuing al-Qaida militants.
There are about 2,300 of the elite fighters, based in Coronado and Little Creek, Va.
The Navy is trying to boost that number by 500 a challenge considering more than 75 percent of candidates drop out of training, notorious for "Hell Week," a five-day stint of continual drills by the ocean broken by only four hours sleep total. Monsoor made it through training on his second attempt.
LINK TO STORY (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/...vy_seal_killed)
This is the same guy I wrote about. As I said, I received the story through my neighbor (his uncle), who btw is also a Veitnam Vet. btw and retired LE. I'm sure a little was lost in translation, but we all get the idea of how brave and all these people are. Btw, I did not want to use his real name for my own reasons.
Godspeed Shipmate
This is the same guy I wrote about. As I said, I received the story through my neighbor (his uncle), who btw is also a Veitnam Vet. btw and retired LE. I'm sure a little was lost in translation, but we all get the idea of how brave and all these people are. Btw, I did not want to use his real name for my own reasons.
I changed my post sir, I did not mean any disrepect.
Your neighbor's nephew will always be remembered as a hero by me, if you would, please let him know what I said.
This hits close to home.
Brian
Wow.
i'd like to express my families sincere respsct and gratitiude to such a man.
all balls.
R.I.P.
Godspeed what a couragious man I don,t know what to say but thanks.
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