The recent Republican National Convention, hosted in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, is the only convention to take the time to give honor to the military and her fallen heroes. These two clips are from that convention. The first is about a hero you are already familiar with, Michael Monsoor, Medal of Honor recipient. The second is about the love of our life, the United States of America.
American Valor Military Tribute to Michael A. Monsoor
Medal of Honor for *Monsoor, Michael A.
PO2 (EOD2) 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.
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 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 air this news, I choose to forward it to you guys. I am damn proud of our military. If you are proud too, please pass this on. If not then rest assured that these fine men and women of our military will continue to serve and protect.
First created in the 1960s, the insignia recognizes those service members who have completed the Navy’s Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL course, or BUD/S training, and have been designated as U.S. Navy SEALs.
The "SEAL Trident" Special Warfare insignia was initially issued in two grades, being a gold badge for officers and silver for enlisted. In the 1970s, the Silver SEAL badge was abolished, and the Special Warfare Badge was issued thereafter in a single grade. The SEAL badge is, therefore, unique in the Navy in that it is one of the few badges issued in a single grade for both officers and enlisted personnel. This is partly due to the combined training that both officers and enlisted receive, side by side, when involved in BUD/S training.
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