Monsoor was a member of famous seal team 3, task unit bruiser photo. He very briefly describes michaels sacrifice to save his brothers. Navy names a ship for a seal who, in battle in iraq, sacrificed his life to save his fellow. Michael monsoor michael anthony monsoor 5 april 1981 29 september 2006 was a united states navy seal who was killed during operation iraqi freedom and posthumously awarded the medal of. The lads were in one of their seal bars in coronado, california. In 2006, he saved his fellow seals by throwing his body onto a grenade. He retired in october 2010 after 20 years of service. Did seals pound their tridents into michael monsoors casket.
Dvids news uss michael monsoor ddg 1001 crew welcomes. Chris was at a wake for fallen seal michael monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the medal of honour for throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of fellow seals. Michael anthony monsoor april 5, 1981 september 29, 2006 was a united states navy seal who was killed during. However, michael refused to leave and sacrificed his live to save his brothers. Remembering po michael monsoor, navy seal moh sept. In this groundbreaking book, bestselling author and former u. Monsoor will receive the medal of honor posthumously in a ceremony at the white house april 8, 2008. An insurgent threw a grenade onto a rooftop where he and several other seals and iraqi soldiers were positioned. The obituary was featured in legacy on march 3, 2011. Navy commissioned the uss michael monsoor, a zumwaltclass destroyer and the most technologically advanced ship in our nations fleet. The zumwalts were designed as multimission surface combatants tailored for advanced land attack and littoral dominance with a mission of providing credible, independent forward presence and deterrence and operating as integral parts of naval, joint or combined maritime forces. Ahead of the ceremony, masteratarms 2nd class seal michael monsoor s. The sublime vessel offers a fitting tribute to its namesake, the late navy seal who gave his life to protect teammates and iraqi soldiers during operation iraqi freedom in 2006.
These ships are multimission ships with the focus on land attack. This navy seal wrote for everyone who fought the battle of ramadi. Medal of honor presentation to michael monsoor youtube. Petty officer second class michael anthony monsoor april 5, 1981 september 29, 2006 was a u. May, 2011 michael monsoor michael monsoor, 2nd navy seal who was killed in iraq.
Jul 12, 2016 lacz seal team three included names that are now familiar and famous in american popular culture, including american sniper chris kyle, mike monsoor, ryan job and mark lee. Murphy american fallen soldiers the monument honored lt. Monsoor a navy seal would distinguish himself to be a true selfless hero and willingly gave his life to. Monsoor kneeling poses for a photo with his teammates while deployed to ar ramadi, iraq, in 2006. The erumor describes the funeral of navy petty officer mike monsoor, who lost is own life in iraq to save the lives of other navy seals. Murphy oic of operation red wings loving son, brother, friend, hero duration.
The seal teams are one of the most respected commando forces in the world they are often cited as the most elite, flexible and highly trained naval commando force. No greater love is the story of petty officer michael monsoor, united states navy seal and recipient of the medal of honor. Us navy seal mike monsoor awarded the medal of honor. Medal of honor 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. Michael was the only person who could have escaped because he was near t. Michael monsoor is buried in section u, grave 412e at the fort rosecrans national cemetery. May 16, 2016 two navy crosses, second only to the medal of honor, are among the navy documents. Uss michael monsoor commissioning ceremony held at north. Navy christens ddg1001, named for seal michael monsoor. It is the first navy combat ship named for fallen masteratarms 2nd class seal michael monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the medal of honor for his. Look, enjoy the movies, the books, the video games. Mike was from garden grove, ca and having failed to complete buds training his first time around, mike was undeterred.
Petty officer second class seal michael anthony monsoor april 5, 1981 sept. This navy seal wrote for everyone who fought the battle of. Michael monsoor remembering the hero for whom a new naval. Jun 20, 2016 the navy on saturday christened the guided missile destroyer uss michael monsoor ddg1001, named in honor of a navy seal who was awarded the medal of honor for heroism in iraq monsoor. Uss michael monsoor is the second of three guided missile destroyers newly developed for the us navy. May 22, 2008 in the midst of such violent action, michael monsoor displayed what secretary of the navy, donald winter described as a cool headedness under fire and when hostility broke out, he proved he was a seal you wanted on your team. By any definition, petty officer 2nd class michael monsoor is a hero. Petty officer second class seal michael monsoor was killed on september 29, 2006. I do appreciate the fact that the author included an actual picture of the man, michael monsoor. Current and former navy seals line the brow at the stern of the uss michael monsoor, during the commissioning ceremony at naval air station north island for the newest zumwaltclass destroyer. Last friday in ramadi, iraq seal team three lost its second seal in combat, so2 michael a.
I thought it best to purchase a hard back copy and have shipped to her via. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. He enlisted in the united states navy in 2001 and graduated from basic underwater demolition seal training buds class 250 in 2004. Navy seal killed during the iraq war and posthumously awarded the medal of honor. Uss michael monsoor ddg1001 is the second ship of the zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers. I met mike monsoor when he checked into seal team three as a new, highlymotivated young frogman. Mar 17, 2015 the moving funeral of petty officer mike monsoor truth.
Murphy, fondly referred to by friends and family as murph, was born may 7, 1976 in smithtown, n. These are but a few of the players in lacz new book, the last punisher. This photo was taken during an extraction after a firefight and the smoke was used to conceal their movements to the enemy. After further training he was assigned to delta platoon, seal team 3. The story of po2 michael monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the. Along with leif babin also former navy seal wrote the book extreme ownership. After retirement, jocko willink has become a successful author. Navy commissioned a ship named the uss michael monsoor ddg 1001. In american sniper, kyle claimed to have punched out a former navy seal he described as a celebrity ill call scruff face during a wake for fallen seal michael monsoor. At his funeral in san diego, california, seals lined up on both sides of the route of the pallbearers and loudly slapped gold tridents from their uniforms on the wooden. Named for a medal of honor recipient and navy seal, uss michael monsoor ddg 1001 will be commissioned jan.
With a little navy ingenuity, hightech destroyer michael. Willink also served as a navy seal instructor during his career. The michael monsoor is the frist ship in the navy to bear the name. Feb 09, 2019 it is the first navy combat ship named for fallen masteratarms 2nd class seal michael monsoor, who was posthumously awarded the medal of honor for his heroic actions while serving in ramadi. The moving military funeral of navy seal mike monsoortruth. Ahead of the ceremony, masteratarms 2nd class seal. Monsoor, united states navy, distinguished himself. May 25, 2016 chris kyle, a former navy seal and author of the book american sniper, poses in 2012 in midlothian, tex. Uss michael monsoor ddg 1001 is the second zumwalt class destroyer and is named for ma2 seal michael monsoor who earned the medal of honor for his action during the battle of ramadi, iraq in 2006. Bush presents the medal of honor to fallen navy petty officer michael monsoor s family on april 8, 2008 at the white house. I and the other members of seal team three, task unit bruiser, had the honor of. Gary williams will be at virginia tech for a speech and autographs tomorrow.
Did seals pound their tridents into michael monsoors. Two years later, he was posthumously awarded the medal. Michael patrick murph murphy may 7, 1976 june 28, 2005 was a united states navy seal officer who was awarded the u. Details of the operation he was involved in have yet to be released by the navy, but all of the verbal reports that i have received. He enlisted in the united states navy in 2001 and graduated from basic underwater demolitionseal training buds class 250 in 2004.
Their mission was the subject of the book lone survivor, which was later made into a film starring mark wahlberg. Michael edwin thornton born march 23, 1949 is a retired united states navy seal. He was the first american awarded the medal of honor during the war. A new book by a former seal dives into the gritty detail one of the. Navy seals secret medals reveal heroism over last 15 years. Commander seth stone tells of the fatal act of heroism for which monsoor. Her paperback book is at home and would involve shipping. Crew members on the uss michael monsoor man the rials during the commissioning ceremony at naval air station north island for the navys newest zumwaltclass destroyer, named for michael monsoor. Michael anthony monsoor april 5, 1981 september 29, 2006 was a united states navy seal who was killed during operation iraqi freedom and posthumously awarded the medal of honor. Sep 29, 2006 navy seal michael monsoor awarded posthumous medal of honor for heroism president bush gave medal to monsoor s parents at a white house ceremony monsoor died in iraq after falling on a grenade to. Half the money i earn will be donated to the navy seal foundation. During operation iraqi freedom he deployed to the iraqi town of ramadi in 2006 with seal team three as commander of task unit bruiser, which included marc alan lee, michael monsoor, jonny kim, kevin lacz, and chris kyle. Navys sea, air, land seal forces are the elite special operations forces of the us navy.
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