What Is This World Coming To?

Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor had fast thinking to do when a live grenade came out of nowhere to bounce off his chest: Take the clear path to safety that he had but his comrades didn’t, try to toss it safely away, or throw himself on top of it.

With barely an instant’s hesitation on that Iraqi rooftop, Monsoor took the last course, sacrificing his life to save the men around him. For that, President Bush on Tuesday awarded him the Medal of Honor.

The Medal of Honor is awarded for an act of such courage that no one could rightly be expected to undertake it,”said President Bush as tears streamed down his face. “Yet those who knew Michael Monsoor were not surprised when he did.”