Republican convention honors Medal of Honor Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor

SEAL, vets lauded at Republican convention

By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Sep 3, 2008 12:29:01 EDT

A tribute to a Navy SEAL who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for valor in Iraq, and an endorsement by former prisoners of war for Sen. John McCain’s bid to become president, were key features Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

The actions of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, a SEAL mortally wounded in a September 2006 firefight in Ramadi, Iraq, were featured in a short film shown at the convention.

Monsoor, a master-at-arms who joined the Navy in 2001 before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saved the lives of three other people — including two nearby SEALs — by covering a grenade with his own body. Additionally, Monsoor received a Silver Star for a May 2006 incident in which he saved an injured service member by running into a street and into the line of fire to pull him to safety.

Monsoor’s sister, Sara, and two fellow SEALs were present as the film was shown. Five or six living Medal of Honor winners — there was a discrepancy in the number, depending on who was counting, that convention officials did not immediately clarify — also were present
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