Medal of Honor going to Iraq hero



This photo released by the United States Navy shows Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor while attending cold weather training in Kodiak, Alaska, in 2004. The elite Navy SEAL who threw himself on top of a grenade in Iraq to save his comrades will be posthumously awarded the highest U.S. military tribute, the Medal of Honor, a presidential press secretary announced Monday, March 31, 2008. (AP Photo, United States Navy)A Navy SEAL who threw himself on top of a grenade in Iraq to save his comrades will be posthumously awarded the nation’s highest military tribute, the White House said Monday.


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