Keywords: Monsoor family receives Medal of Honor DVIDS98430.jpg en George and Sally Monsoor look at the Medal of Honor presented to them in honor of their son by President George W Bush Tuesday April 8 2008 during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A Monsoor has been posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for diving onto a grenade to save his teammates in Ar Ramadi Iraq on Sept 29 2006 Monsoor also received the Silver Star for his actions in May during the same deployment in 2006 when he exposed himself to heavy enemy fire to rescue and treat an injured teammate 2008-04-08 Petty Officer 1st Class Brien Aho https //www dvidshub net/image/98430 080408-N-+++++-006 2008-06-29 15 51 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Medal of Honor presentation ceremony for Michael A Monsoor Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |