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    Navy SEAL Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor for Heroic Actions in Iraq

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    Navy SEAL Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor for Heroic Actions in Iraq

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    04.08.2008

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    Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor, a Navy SEAL, was awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor for diving onto a grenade to save his teammates in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Sept. 29, 2006. Monsoor also received the Silver Star for his actions in May during the same deployment in 2006 when he exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to rescue and treat an injured teammate.

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    Date Taken: 04.08.2008
    Date Posted: 07.03.2025 20:49
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