Thank You to Another American Hero

This morning I received an e-mail from a dear friend of mine, Susan Preston.

Although not directly related to "trucker health, it has everything to do with our mental perspectives and appreciation of life. To me it reminds me to be grateful for those we do not know nor the things we can not see......and gratitude makes me a healthier and better person.

 Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor

 PO2 (EOD2) (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)
 Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was
 awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
 posthumously for jumping on a grenade in Iraq,
 giving his life to save his fellow Seals.
 (Notice: Mike was not a Navy SEAL, he was EOD.
 He gave his life to save a group of Navy 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 , SEAL's 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
stuff  we see every day.
 Since the media won't make this news,


 I am proud of our military. If you are proud too,
 please pass this on.  If not then
 Rest assured that these fine men and women of
 our military  will continue to serve and protect.

 God Bless our Troops

Thanks Susan for sending me this and allowing
 me to share it.