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LOS ANGELES (April 3, 2008) Sara Monsoor speaks to the media about her brother, Master-At-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor, who will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during a White House ceremony April 8. Monsoor’s family will accept the award for his actions during combat operations in Iraq when he threw himself onto a grenade, shielding three other SEAls and three Iraqi Army soldiers. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michelle L. Kapica Amazon.com Widgets Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for Michael A. MonsoorPetty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. MonsoorFive Heroes Who Gave AllPetty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. MonsoorPO2 Michael A. MonsoorMichael Monsoor – HeroMonsoor Medal of Honor Officially AnnouncedMonsoor Medal of Honor Action SummaryMedal of Honor Winner … Read entire article »

Click here to see the stories of the first three winners of the Medal of Honor in the War on Terror.Bio: Petty Officer Second Class Michael Anthony Monsoor was born April 5, 1981 in Long Beach, Calif. Michael grew up in Garden Grove, Calif., as the third of four children of George and Sally Monsoor. He has an older brother James and older sister Sara, and a younger brother Joseph. Michael attended Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate School and Garden Grove High School where he played tight end on the Argonaut football team and graduated in 1999. An incredible athlete, Mike enjoyed snowboarding, body boarding, spear fishing, motorcycle riding, and driving his Corvette. His quiet demeanor and dedication to his friends matched the “Silent Warrior” SEAL mentality that was to … Read entire article »

Summary of Action: Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor, United States Navy, distinguished himself through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a Combat Advisor and Automatic Weapons Gunner for Naval Special Warfare Task Group Arabian Peninsula in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 29 September 2006. He displayed great personal courage and exceptional bravery while conducting operations in enemy held territory at Ar Ramadi Iraq. During Operation Kentucky Jumper, a combined Coalition battalion clearance and isolation operation in southern Ar Ramadi, he served as automatic weapons gunner in a combined SEAL and Iraqi Army (IA) sniper overwatch element positioned on a residential rooftop in a violent sector and … Read entire article »