Medal of Honor recipients honored at MacDill

Medal of Honor recipients honored at MacDill
Nov 17, 2008
November 17, 2008
Medal of Honor recipients honored at MacDill
TAMPA -- In two different war-torn countries a year apart, two members of the Navy SEALs did not hesitate to perform acts of heroism that define "above and beyond the call of duty."

Both paid the ultimate price to save their comrades: their lives.

In a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base early today, U.S. Special Operations Command unveiled the names of Lt. Michael Murphy and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor on a memorial designed for special ops members who have died in training or combat.

With their families watching, Murphy and Monsoor joined 38 other Americans on a wall of the monument reserved for Medal of Honor recipients, the military's highest distinction. (SEAL stands for sea-air-land.)

"These men excelled at everything they did," said Adm. Eric Olson, SOCOM commander. "In the end, each willingly and knowingly sacrificed their lives to save others."
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