How many of you would jump on a grenade?

[chevysoldier]

It's one thing to die from gun fire or a mortar in combat. It's another to make the split second decision to use your body to cover a grenade to save your brothers. This man knew he would die but to him it was the only option. There is no greater love than that. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He is deserving of so much more...

Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor was killed in battle in Iraq in September 2006, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in April.

His funeral in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego was attended by “nearly every SEAL on the West Coast,” President Bush said.

During the service, as Monsoor's coffin was taken from the hearse to the gravesite, Navy SEALs lined up in two columns. As the coffin passed, video shows each SEAL slapping down the gold Trident from his uniform and deeply embedding it in Monsoor's wooden coffin.

The slaps were reportedly heard across the cemetery.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376243,00.html#ixzz1HrGNbyn2

I urge you to watch this video. Near the end you see the men paying their respects to their fallen comrade. This is taking place in Iraq. Then you see the funeral at Arlington and the Tridents being slapped into the coffin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfK2BQCIIes

[buildit]

Impossible to understand unless you are at that moment. God bless his passing and honor his sacrifice he made for others.

[Jst2fst]

To hear soldiers sacrifice themselves to save others is sad and courageous. As one gives their life to save others around them. RIP Soldier and Thank You for your service.

[Beegreenstrings]

Wow kind of hard not to get choked up watching that.

A true hero.

[chevysoldier]

Wow kind of hard not to get choked up watching that.

A true hero.

My wife and I both did when we watched it the other night.

[Gump]

Great man. Off topic but how does the military take care of his family when something like this happens? They better get more than the welfare we r all paying for.

[chevysoldier]

Great man. Off topic but how does the military take care of his family when something like this happens? They better get more than the welfare we r all paying for.

Well they get his life insurance, it's like 750,000 that is pretty cheap to buy. But I don't know what other benefits they get.

[Gump]

They should get more. I'd rather direct more money to situations like this than pay for the freeloader welfare lifers.

[buildit]

They should get more. I'd rather direct more money to situations like this than pay for the freeloader welfare lifers.

Maybe we could spend the money throwing the freeloaders on grenades?

[Likwid]

I'd catch a grenade for you....

hell I'd even through my hand on a blade for you.