Bet you did not see this

[Travelor]

"I BET YOU DIDN'T SEE THIS



IN THE NEWSPAPER OR



ON THE 6 O'CLOCK NEWS"


The Sailor Pictured Below Is,



Navy Petty Officer,



PO2



(Petty Officer, Second Class)






EOD2



(Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Second Class)



"MIKE MONSOOR"



April 5th, 1981 ~ September 29th, 2006











Mike Monsoor,



Was Awarded "The Congressional Medal Of Honor" Last Week,



For Giving His Life In Iraq , As He Jumped On, And Covered With His Body, A Live Hand Grenade,



That Was Accidentally Dropped By A Navy Seal,



Saving The Lives Of A Large Group Of Navy Seals That Was Passing By!



~



During Mike Monsoor's Funeral,



At Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery , In San Diego , California .



The Six Pallbearers Removed The Rosewood Casket From The Hearse,



And Lined Up On Each Side Of Mike Monsoor's Casket,



Were His Family Members, Friends, Fellow Sailors, And Well-wishers.



The Column Of People Continued From The Hearse, All The Way To The Grave Site.



What The Group Didn't Know At The Time Was,



Every Navy Seal



(45 To Be Exact)



That Mike Monsoor Saved That Day Was Scattered Throughout The Column!



~



As The Pallbearers Carried The Rosewood Casket



Down The Column Of People To The Grave Side.



The Column Would Collapse.



Which Formed A Group Of People That Followed Behind.



~



Every Time The Rosewood Casket Passed A Navy Seal,



He Would Remove His Gold Trident Pin From His Uniform,



And Slap It Down Hard,



Causing The Gold Trident Pin To Embed Itself



Into The Top Of The Wooden Casket!



Then The Navy Seal Would Step Back From The Column, And Salute!



~



Now For Those,



(And Me)



Who Doesn't Know What A Trident Pin Is or What It Looks Like?



Here Is The Definition And Photo!



~



After One Completes The Basic Navy Seals Program Which Lasts For Three Weeks,



And Is Followed By Seal Qualification Training,



Which Is 15 More Weeks Of Training,



Necessary To Continue Improving Basic Skills And To Learn New Tactics And Techniques,



Required For An Assignment To A Navy Seal Platoon.



After successful completion,



Trainees Are Given Their Naval Enlisted Code,



And Are Awarded The Navy Seal Trident Pin.



With This Gold Pin They Are Now Officially Navy Seals!



It Was Said,



That You Could Hear Each Of The 45 Slaps From Across The Cemetery!



By The Time The Rosewood Casket Reached The Grave Site,



It Looked As Though It Had A Gold Inlay From The 45 Trident Pins That Lined The Top!









This Was A Fitting End To An Eternal Send-Off For A Warrior Hero!



This Should Be Front-Page News!



Instead Of The Garbage We Listen To And See Every Day.

[yamahawr400]

how true and how cool that is

[DEDMNKY]

how true and how cool that is

+1 on that

[Samurai]

Here is a video of it, the SEAL badges are placed on
the casket at 8:45 into the video, very touching.
Nice if you can watch the whole video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfK2BQCI ... re=related

[Socal416]

--- Sam- Can't view the video or pictures?

[Samurai]

:headbang: --- Sam- Can't view the video or pictures?

My bad Socal416, been a long week.
Thanks for bring it to my attention,
it works now.

Sam

[yamahawr400]

this is the spirit of the american fighting men and women. very touching to the core of your body.

[hole]

Talked with a buddy of mine who was at the funeral. Very moving.