George and Sally Monsoor look at the Medal of Honor presented to them in honor of their son by President George W. Bush Tuesday, April 8, 2008 during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor has been posthumously awarded 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. Monsoor family receives Medal of Honor 984
George and Sally Monsoor look at the Medal of Honor presented to them in honor of their son by President George W. Bush Tuesday, April 8, 2008 during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor has been posthumously awarded 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. Monsoor family receives Medal of Honor 98430
Size: 1938px × 1290px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: armed, bush, conflict, forces, honor, medal, military, monsoor, states, united, war
