29SEPT2006: Petty Officer Michael Monsoor was serving as a machine gunner as a member of a joint Navy SEAL and Iraqi sniper unit during the Battle of Ramadi, Iraq. Established in a rooftop perch and tasked with over watch of friendly forces on the streets below, his element became the focus of an enemy attack. Assaulting the position with RPGs and smalls arms, the enemy moved within close range of the building as PO Monsoor re-positioned his machine gun to keep them at bay. As the fight raged on, an insurgent fighter threw a grenade which hit PO Monsoor in the chest, falling to his feet. Without hesitation, PO Michael Monsoor fell on the grenade, absorbing the full force of the explosion, in order to save the lives of his teammates. For giving his life in order to save his brothers, Petty Officer Michael Monsoor would posthumously be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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