Semper Fortis

The slaps were audible from across the cemetery. The story about Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor

		PO2 (EOD2) (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) 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. (Notice: Mike was not a Navy SEAL, he was EOD. He gave his life to save a group of Navy 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 , SEAL's 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... 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... I am very proud of our military. If you are proud too, please pass this on.  These fine men and women of our military will continue to serve and protect.     Let them know that they are truly appreciated... God Bless our Troops  --------- Larry Stephenson , (Proud U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran) Suthin Computer Company,LLC. 892 Ridout Road La Crosse, VA. 23950-2806 Phone - 434 636 8006 Fax - 434 636 8005 Cell - 703 431 0977     http://www.suthin.com Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business