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snakes and snails and puppy dog tails

Posted by gimpel on October 15, 2006 - 8:23 AM

that is what, not so long ago, Michael A. Monsoor was made of.
He grew strong, a man.
"He knew what he believed in and would stand by what he believed in. Of this, he couldn't be corrupted," said his younger brother, Joe.
And if Diogenes had been searching for a single man of courage, searching for the most pure act flesh can perform, his lantern would have lit the face of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor.
A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade…
Mountains are not made from the top down.
But when we get to our raptured pinnacle it will be occupied.
In another search for the righteous, at least one shall be found. Our freedom will be preserved. And we will know what is meant by the words, “and it was good,” that the good is not created by DNA, and seldom finds expression in flesh.
Duty and Sacrifice and Honor and the lives of four men and the life in all free men and women.
That is what Michael A. Monsoor is made of.

Submitted by mgroothand on October 16, 2006 - 12:09 PM.

Frankly, I had barely heard of Michael Monsoor and had to look up an article featuring his heroism.
What is ironic to me is when Jessica Lynch took a wrong turn in Iraq, was captured and then freed, her name became synonymous with heroism. Not the guys that freed her, their names were never heard. She was no hero but the MSM proclaimed she was and therefore it is so. Another example of who runs the war. The President? The Pentagon? the MSM?
Michael Monsoor was/is a hero saving the lives of his comrades-in-arms by willfully sacrificing his own.