The Seal Brotherhood - Book Review

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Gabe recalls how Mike was always one to brighten the mood of the guys during the often exhausting days of being beaten by by the ocean surf while wet and sandy all day long. He would encourage Gabe, then sprint back up to the front and finish easily in the top tier runners every time. That was the kind of guy Mike was always looking out for his buddies. Michael had not yet made it and become part of the seal brotherhood brotherhood itself was something he already understood in the depths of his core.

Jocko and George Monsoor. George Monsoor is the father of Michael Anthony Monsoor (April 5, 1981 – September 29, 2006), a United States Navy SEAL who was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.[1] He enlisted in the United States Navy in 2001 and graduated from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training BUD/S class 250 in 2004. After further training he was assigned to Delta Platoon, SEAL Team 3.

Delta Platoon was sent to Iraq in April 2006 and assigned to train Iraqi Army soldiers in Ramadi. Over the next five months, Monsoor and his platoon frequently engaged in combat with insurgent forces. On September 29, 2006, an insurgent threw a grenade onto a rooftop where Monsoor and several other SEALs and Iraqi soldiers were positioned. Monsoor quickly smothered the grenade with his body, absorbing the resulting explosion and saving his comrades from serious injury or death. Monsoor died about 30 minutes later from wounds caused by the grenade explosion.

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