Michael A. Monsoor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael A. Monsoor

United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1981

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States

Date of Death: 29-Sep-2006

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Michael Anthony Monsoor (5 April 1981 – 29 September 2006) was a United States Navy SEAL who was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Monsoor 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 29 September 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. Monsoor was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, which was presented by U.S.
President George W.
Bush to Monsoor's parents on 8 April 2008.
The USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001), the second ship in the Zumwalt-class of guided missile destroyers, was also named in his honor.