SEAL PO2 Mike Monsoor's Funeral — SEAL Custom

[Trip_Wire]

PO2 Mike Monsoor was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
posthumously for jumping on a grenade in Iraq, giving his life to save
his fellow SEALs.

During Mike Monsoor's funeral in San Diego, as his coffin was being
moved from the hearse to the grave site at Ft. Rosecrans National
Cemetery, SEALs were lined up on both sides of the pallbearers route
forming a column of two's, with the coffin moving up the center. 

As Mike's coffin passed, each SEAL, having removed his gold Trident from
his uniform, slapped it down embedding the Trident in the wooden coffin.

The slaps were audible from across the cemetery; by the time the coffin
arrived grave side, it looked as though it had a gold inlay from all the
Tridents pinned to it.  This was a fitting send-off for a warrior hero.

This should be front-page news instead of the worthless rhetoric we see everyday.

 

[gaspasser]

A very fitting and honourable way to say good bye to a brother warrior.
I haven't heard of any similiar with our Troops.   
RIP, SEAL   

 

[medaid]

I haven't heard of any similiar with our Troops. 

We don't have any medal devices on our uniforms other then our collar dogs, shoulder bars and cap brasses.

Trust me... I can see some brasshat somewhere sh^ting a brick when an entire company or platoon all of a sudden appeared on national television or newspaper with a collar dog missing, or their capbadges missing, or one of their shoulder bars missing.

Not to mention not many of us have medal capbadges anymore. Mostly belonging to the Combat Arms, the entire support arms have converted to cloth badges.

It's truly a gesture that cannot be overlooked. They are warriors, and this is their way of sending one of their own off. RIP SEAL.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Never heard of this before - thanks for sharing!

Sadly, MedTech is bang on re:  missing accoutrements and how that would be taken by the higher-ups...

RIP 

 

[OldSolduer]

A qualification badge is one thing; your Regimental/Corps badges are another.
I think its a nice gesture, BUT let's remember that the SEALS are American. What they do is their concern.
I'm not saying we should or shouldn't emulate them. Lets stick with our own customs and traditions.

 

[lone bugler]

very touching tradition. Also this tradition is more easier to carry out in the US probably because they can buy their uniform part easier. I've seen people come back from the states with enough insignias so supply a company and their own "fruit salad". Besides the MoH, other medals, badges, ribbons, etc. are mass produced and easily obtainable