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At random: "I saw the submariners, the way they stood aloof and silent, watching their pigboat with loving eyes. They are alone in the Navy. I admired the PT boys. And I often wondered how the aviators had the courage to go out day after day and I forgave their boasting. But the submariners! In the entire fleet they stand apart!” -- James Michener

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Corabelle

Posted 2008-07-23 9:14 PM (#17822)

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Posts: 2561

Location: Rapid City, SD

Subject: Medal of Honor

Since I don't know how to post pictures, etc. from another source, I'm going to type this for you, hoping that I don't make any mistakes.

Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was awarded the 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 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 at the grave site, 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.

There's more, but it's really controversial, so I won't type it here.

I hope this is all factual - it was e-mailed to me. I usually don't pass on things that I can't prove. Have any of you heard this story?

Cora

Donald L. Johnson

Posted 2008-07-23 11:22 PM (#17828 - in reply to #17822)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 602

Location: Visalia, Ca.

Subject: RE: Medal of Honor

I got the same email Cora did.

Let's see if I can get teh pictures to show up.

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EOD2 Monsoor Casket (52KB - 711 downloads)
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EOD/Seal Trident Pin (26KB - 781 downloads)

whalen

Posted 2008-07-24 6:40 AM (#17831 - in reply to #17822)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 606

Location: Citrus County FL

Subject: RE: Medal of Honor

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/monsoor.asp

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