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----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Rieckoff, IAVA ([email protected])
To: [email protected] ([email protected])
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 4:37 PM
Subject: Exceptional Courage: Michael Monsoor

Dear Craig,

[url=http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=6w2D0VOF4xh161r2YlT5kPWVhKrko6VZ]I want to share an incredible true story that didn't make enough headlines this week.

As I'm sure you know, on Tuesday and Wednesday, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the top US military and diplomatic representatives in Baghdad, gave their long-awaited testimony to Congress on the situation in Iraq. But with the media and the nation so focused on those tense hours in Washington, another story about American soldiers in Iraq went largely unnoticed.

On Tuesday, President Bush posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor - the highest military decoration awarded by the United States - to Petty Officer Second Class Michael A. Monsoor. A Navy SEAL who served in Ramadi in 2006, Monsoor was killed when he threw himself on a grenade and saved the lives of the other members of his team.
Click here to watch a short video about Monsoor from NBC Nightly News.
Sometimes it's easy for us to forget the individual stories of exceptional courage behind these wars. But it's incredibly important that we take the time to remember them- not as a way to politicize the war, but as a reminder of the amazing sacrifices being made every day by our troops on the battlefield and their families back home.
Michael Monsoor was a true American hero we can all be proud of. Please forward his story to your friends and family and remind them of the brave men and women serving our country. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Ken Hummel · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 49 Location: Carson City, Nevada

You know, I watched this on TV the other night when the President was presenting this medal to his family, I can say that this is the first time I have seen any emotion from Bush for any of the casualties we have had since this has all began. It must be a miserable feeling to have so much control over so many lives when one believes he is right.
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