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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 … 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. … 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 … Read entire article »