4/9/2008
Honoring a hero: Michael Monsoor
In a ceremony at the Whitehouse, Michael Monsoor’s parents received the Medal of Honor on behalf of their son for his heroic actions: sacrificing his own life to save the lives of others.
“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.”
Michelle Malkin has President Bush’s remarks.
The Navy tribute is here.
See Bush’s face as he takes part in a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, for Petty Officer 2nd Class Navy SEAL Michael Monsoor, who was killed in Iraq in September 2006..
Monsoor was the second Navy Seal killed in Iraq. Marc Allen Lee was the first.
