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PO2 (EOD2) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was Awarded "The Congressional Medal Of Honor" Last Week, for Giving His Life In Iraq , As He Jumped On, And Covered, With His Body, A Live Hand Grenade, Saving The Lives Of A Group Of Navy Seals That Was Passing By! During Monsoor’s Funeral, At Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, In San Diego California, Six Pallbearers Removed The Casket From The Hearse. Lined Up On Each Side Of Petty Officer Monsoor's Casket, Were His Family Members, Friends, Fellow Sailors, And Well-wishers. The Column Of People Continued From The Hearse, All The Way To The Grave Site. What The Group Didn't Know At The Time Was, Every Navy Seal (45 To Be Exact) That Petty Officer Monsoor Saved That Day Was Scattered Through-Out The Column! As The Pallbearers Carried The Casket To The Grave Side. The Column Would Collapse.. This Formed A Group Of People That Followed Behind. Every Time The Casket Passed A Navy Seal, He Would Remove His Gold Trident Pin From His Uniform, And Slap It Down Hard, Causing The Gold Trident Pin To Embed Itself Into The Top Of The Wooden Casket! Then The Navy Seal Would Step Back From The Column, And Salute!(br) (br) It Was Said, That You Could Hear Each Of The 45 Slaps From Across The Cemetery! By The Time The Casket Reached The Grave Site, It Looked As Though It Had A Gold Inlay From The 45 Trident Pins That Lined The Top! This Was A Fitting End To An Eternal Send-Off For A Warrior Hero! This Should Be Front-Page News! Instead Of The Garbage We Listen To And See Every Day.(br)