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Medal of Honor Ceremony Honors Fallen SEAL Michael Monsoor

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC · How we work

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Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor covered an enemy grenade, mortally wounding himself while saving two SEAL teammates.
Monsoor served as an automatic-weapons gunner in a SEAL-Iraqi Army sniper overwatch during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He received the Medal of Honor posthumously at a White House ceremony on April 8, 2008.
Fox Nation aired “Man of Honor: The Michael Monsoor Story” on September 29, 2026.

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Story summary

Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor covered an enemy grenade, mortally wounding himself while saving two SEAL teammates.
Monsoor served as an automatic-weapons gunner in a SEAL-Iraqi Army sniper overwatch during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He received the Medal of Honor posthumously at a White House ceremony on April 8, 2008.
Fox Nation aired “Man of Honor: The Michael Monsoor Story” on September 29, 2026.