The Moon Love

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Mike Michael spoke happily into a satellite phone he just returned from an op after showering and changing his gear he dialed home to check in mike how you doing I'm doing good dad we're still training i-racky forces I'm pretty bored here yeah what's new at home. sally walked over to george she was eager to hear michaels voice she had barely spoken to him since he left because every time he called she made sure her children and husband had ample time with michael on the phone first. Sally prayed the rosary a collection of prayers based on the life of christ and honoring his blessed mother whom war fighters have credited assisting them in epic battles

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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