I Will Defend: Michael Monsoor’s story

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  • Named for a Medal of Honor recipient and Navy SEAL, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) will be commissioned Jan. 25. Ahead of the ceremony, Master-At-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor’s teammates share his story of his courageous and selfless actions. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danian Douglas and Austin Rooney/Released)

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  • @bigdaddyb6005
    @bigdaddyb6005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3512

    He said "if not me, then who?, if not now, then when?". And without hesitation, HE WENT. What a PATRIOT.

    • @freakytaco697
      @freakytaco697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If not me, then who, if not now, then when is from a song

    • @bigdaddyb6005
      @bigdaddyb6005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@freakytaco697 never heard it.

    • @freakytaco697
      @freakytaco697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@bigdaddyb6005 I think it was Craig Morgan who made it but I might be wrong but it's called "if not me"

    • @bigdaddyb6005
      @bigdaddyb6005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@freakytaco697 I boosted and rearranged the biblical verse of " who shall we send, send me. I really have never heard the song, but I'll take ur word.

    • @freakytaco697
      @freakytaco697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bigdaddyb6005 it's actually a really good song I would recommend it

  • @valentincheval3878
    @valentincheval3878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +934

    You can be against war. Against the USA.
    But how can you dislike such a feat of heroism. That man is a hero.

    • @crippledogdude
      @crippledogdude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Mars
      Will never understand the mentality of a downvoted memorial...
      Perhaps it’s the worlds terrorists, they hate freedom...equality...
      Garbage humans. Garbage.

    • @captainchaos6812
      @captainchaos6812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Says who

    • @captainchaos6812
      @captainchaos6812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mars you won’t do shit, Jupiter will eat your ass alive

    • @ericirwin413
      @ericirwin413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cowards are what they will always be

    • @xhenieyneve2844
      @xhenieyneve2844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hero of course but he is fighting a f**kin war for a f**kin nation, why shouldn't I hit that f**kin thumb down .

  • @sundarjohn9634
    @sundarjohn9634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +747

    There's no greater love than a Man laying down his life for his friends - Jesus Christ.

    • @paulrevere2928
      @paulrevere2928 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeshua Ben Yoseph was his true historical name. AE911Truth. Org wake up

    • @irishtino1595
      @irishtino1595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea, Jesus never said that and Jesus probably is not a true historical figure.

    • @sundarjohn9634
      @sundarjohn9634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      One says His actual name in History and one says that He doesn't even exist in History. 😂

    • @kingjames7098
      @kingjames7098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@irishtino1595 it da says it in the bible

    • @gavinbyrne6802
      @gavinbyrne6802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Irish Tino he literally is tho not even atheist historians dispute thag bc of over 5,800 Greek and 10,000 latin documents in a non biblical format about him, Tacitus wrote ab him, Cornelius, Flavus Josephus the list goes on

  • @Wildcat221
    @Wildcat221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    I'm a 6 year army vet and deployed to Iraq in 2011 and 2012. This made me cry like a baby. The ones who dont come home are the heroes. Every single one of them.

    • @huh2377
      @huh2377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @huh2377
      @huh2377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thank You For Your Service🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏

    • @KINDAtheexpert7608
      @KINDAtheexpert7608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same, and I'm not a veteran. This man made the ULTIMATE sacrifice and is a TRUE hero! Thank u Michael! And THANKS to ALL who serve! God BLESS the U.S.A 🇺🇸🤘

    • @deneshbhaskar3944
      @deneshbhaskar3944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The part that hit me was when soldier said .. it was finally our chance . We were going to war .. so excited and yet you realize you gotta make your peace for God.. and realize u might have to lay ur life down but u will be damned if u don't take as many of them with ya

    • @bestproduct6938
      @bestproduct6938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you to protect the world from Belgium

  • @alexwilde3535
    @alexwilde3535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    Jocko needs to voice every hero’s story

    • @waqidj
      @waqidj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yah he sure does haha

    • @danielbaugher826
      @danielbaugher826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Amen 🙏

    • @dan-cm3nd
      @dan-cm3nd ปีที่แล้ว

      Jocko for President 2024

    • @jordanvanmeter1020
      @jordanvanmeter1020 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same with Leif…. I watch this video every Monday to remind myself how lucky I am to live the life I have.

  • @u.s.militia7682
    @u.s.militia7682 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Try to imagine what it takes to throw yourself on top of a grenade. Michael Monsoor is the rarest breed of person in the entire world.

  • @mattroussey8413
    @mattroussey8413 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I worked with Mike for a year in Sicily. He didn't make it through Buds the first time. Great kid. That he went back and made it through the second time speaks volumes about his drive and commitment.
    Miss you Mike! - AM1

  • @larryjames958
    @larryjames958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    The Bible says, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” This man is proof of that love on all aspects. Rest In peace brother. Respect from 2/7 Weapons Company.

    • @felixcat9318
      @felixcat9318 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He literally threw himself onto that grenade to protect his beloved Team.
      He knew that it would kill him and he did it nonetheless.
      To sacrifice oneself so that your brother soldiers may live is a very noble act from a man that loved life.
      His brother soldiers children will all learn of this remarkable man who saved their Daddy's life so that he could become a Father to them and tell them of his very special friend.
      In their hearts he lives on.

    • @saniaamirbaaz8850
      @saniaamirbaaz8850 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was Muslim, but still

    • @Timbo868
      @Timbo868 ปีที่แล้ว

      AMEN

    • @thunderthumbz3293
      @thunderthumbz3293 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@saniaamirbaaz8850 no he wasn't, he was Christian. His tombstone has a cross.

    • @leecrotty6344
      @leecrotty6344 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is no greater love than to lay down you life for others.

  • @danielasare1165
    @danielasare1165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +874

    I live a world away across the Atlantic in the west coast of Africa and the story of Mike inspires me. I am a preacher and he will be in my sermons. His selflessness depicts Jesus Christ. RiP Mike.

    • @matthewebert3955
      @matthewebert3955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Truest form of love... A love of sacrifice

    • @joserioscorrea3400
      @joserioscorrea3400 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Pure respect sir for you and definitely to Mike.

    • @EpicMRPancake
      @EpicMRPancake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I must be beating a dead horse here but Mike Monsoor is far more admirable than Jesus (if he even existed) ever was. The story of Jesus is one of being sacrificed, not sacrificing oneself.

    • @EpicMRPancake
      @EpicMRPancake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Victor Torres No one asked Monsoor to jump on a grenade, but he did it anyway, and saved his team mates from death and grievous injury. Jesus was supposedly sent by a version of himself that knew what would happen, to suffer horribly and die not to actually save anyone, but absolve literally everyone of things they had and hadn't even done yet. In other words, to create a theological loophole (if you believe in Jesus, your sins are washed clean). Sacrifice is to give up something valuable to yourself, to promote something valuable for other people. It's not a sacrifice if you were coerced into doing it, and it definitely isn't if it isn't done to actually save anyone from anything real.

    • @engelcepriano4035
      @engelcepriano4035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      EpicMRPancake to believe that Christ didn’t exist is equivalent to saying Xerxes didn’t exist or Gangus Khan didn’t exist . Christ cried to God asking not to die . but Christ knew if he didn’t die for us , we could not live . i don’t mean a physical life , but a spiritual life . don’t let your personal issues with the world trip you up in a relationship with Christ . i know you think about the afterlife and death sometimes . we all do . don’t miss out on God’s plan for your life bro .

  • @soberpanda4138
    @soberpanda4138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +410

    "A warship that proudly bears his name." God that gave me goosebumps.

    • @samanthadalke1860
      @samanthadalke1860 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      sObEr PaNda God loves you

    • @davidb7212
      @davidb7212 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samantha Dalke how bout me?

    • @matejkluska7813
      @matejkluska7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There is no way, that a steel and iron ship can ever replace the flesh and blood, that was Michael Monsoor. But it seems there can be no more fitting memorial to him, than a warship.

  • @Twinnerwinner-1554
    @Twinnerwinner-1554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    He wasn't a PJ but their motto fits his story
    "These things we do So that others may live "

    • @solinvictus9430
      @solinvictus9430 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      PJ?

    • @Twinnerwinner-1554
      @Twinnerwinner-1554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@solinvictus9430 pararescue
      Air forces super bad asses. They are the ones that get called in to do recovery in humanitarian and combat situations. They pukl people off of houses during hurricanes and go into combat zones to pick up hurt troops

    • @ericirwin413
      @ericirwin413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@solinvictus9430 the Army has Rangers and Special Forces >Green Berets< are some of the best! Delta is the elite of the elite!
      The Navy has the SEALs and SWCC >elite of the elite<
      Air Force has the Pararescue men better known as the PJ's
      Marine Corps has the Raiders >elite<
      There are less then 300 rescue swimmers that make up the Coast Guards elite

    • @ATLfan
      @ATLfan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ericirwin413 Air Force’s other elite units are Combat Controllers, Special Reconnaissance and TACP.

  • @rashers9129
    @rashers9129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Respect from Ireland 🇮🇪 ✊

  • @edmccaffrey1
    @edmccaffrey1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    Freedom is not free. The land of the free, BECAUSE of the brave. RIP- God bless you Mike.

    • @malcolmx6044
      @malcolmx6044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What freedom are you talking about?

    • @bigfudge6580
      @bigfudge6580 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯

    • @fjbtube6278
      @fjbtube6278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Malcolm X - You’re ignorant. Read the Declaration and the Constitution

    • @gavinbyrne6802
      @gavinbyrne6802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still Ridin 4Pac I’m not a Caucasian but the only way we were able to fight for civil change was through freedom to do so such as the first amendment which no other country has, ppl flee from other countries to come here for a reason, my family fled other countries such as Japan to get away from tryranny and more intense racism then here and where still treated terribly in Japanese interment camps, land stolen in native hawaii yet we still have freedoms to express our ideas and progress as a society is a time where over half the countries in the world still have child waves and slavery we had slavery and racial laws for one of the shortest periods of time.

    • @unomomento4504
      @unomomento4504 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@malcolmx6044 We're talking about THE land of freedom.

  • @christopherepperson3328
    @christopherepperson3328 5 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    Boy, this tugged my heart strings.

    • @chriscarter9264
      @chriscarter9264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine too, and then I read the comments.

    • @Minab236
      @Minab236 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      finn bell you’d know something or two about tryna grow some

  • @alejandroalejo3302
    @alejandroalejo3302 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I've watched this multiple times and it still brings a tear to my eye 😢 If I can die half the man Mikey was, I'll feel like I did something in life 🧬 What a man, a hero, a legend, an American 💪

  • @zephakengo2390
    @zephakengo2390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends". John 15:13

    • @CallawayVanZeeberg
      @CallawayVanZeeberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This comment breaks the internet... 1000,000,000 Likes

    • @christfollower5713
      @christfollower5713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the only difference is that Michael died for his friend while Jesus died for his enemies (we are sinners and enemies of God by our sins)

    • @leecrotty6344
      @leecrotty6344 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@christfollower5713 doesn’t matter. Your words bring division. Take every thought captive.

    • @christfollower5713
      @christfollower5713 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leecrotty6344 am recounting what the bible says , sinners are enemies of God , yet Christ died for sinners so that they repent and find forgiveness in him

  • @SeekerKnight
    @SeekerKnight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    For him to respond so quickly in that situation makes this more than merely a great act of courage.... This was the definition of who and what he was as a Man and a Warrior. May his family find peace in the knowledge that they raised a great man.

    • @emiliovanilla6833
      @emiliovanilla6833 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Somewhat off-topic. But his great action reminded me of the first Captain America movie where skinny Steve jumps on the fake grenade while everyone else around him jumped away.
      Is jumping on the grenade taught at training? Or is it just the instinct of the soldier to do so? Either way it's heroic.

    • @gruntusmc8922
      @gruntusmc8922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@emiliovanilla6833; Sir, to jump into a grenade is not taught but it's instinct that takes over over logic and reason. Why?, because every member of your Team, Squad, Platoon, Company, Battalion, Regiment, Brigade, Division and even member of other branches are like a family, (an extremely close family),and when the ammunition start flying on your way hissing by you, Our Servicemembers only have each other, and they'll do whatever is needed when the time comes to defend his/her family. Every Officer, NCO learned throughout their first years of SERVICE that their main job is; To PROTECT the Men under your Command and to Complete the Mission, in the extreme case that you couldn't do both, your job is to complete the Mission. It is said that the definition of Courage is "to do the right thing knowing that it can cause extreme bodily harm or cost you your life". Believe me, every men who's lead men into combat knows and feels that they couldn't live with themselves if they loose men and they could've done something to prevent that, and the other thing is, "what am I going to tell his family when I go back?". So if a grenade comes in your perimeter there's NO time to warn your brothers,(a grenade fuse is
      3-5 seconds since you release it from the hand), and if no one does something about it a lot more men will loose their life, some others stay back knowing that they'll pay the ultimate price so the rest of their Team or unit can go back to his/her family This are some of the things that most of the civilians take for granted and a high % don't care to the point that they despise our Servicemembers to the point of telling nasty things, insulting, makind demeaning coments because they don't know any better and don't CARE. It is said that "no one loves the sheepdog untill the wolf is on site to have a good meal". I hope that I've answered your question.
      SEMPER FI!.

    • @SeekerKnight
      @SeekerKnight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@emiliovanilla6833 This is most definitely not taught in training. It has happened a few times throughout history, by a very brave and dedicated person who's love for their team is greater than their urge for survival itself. Only the most pure of heart could ever do such a thing. It is the very definition of selfless love for your fellow man.

    • @johnpope8949
      @johnpope8949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Bravery brought him to work every day but love threw him onto that grenade

    • @angejades4302
      @angejades4302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      will b

  • @jamesnordhoff3663
    @jamesnordhoff3663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    I didn't know who was Michael Monsoor until now. I knew about the battleship and wondering who was behind the name. His sacrifice is the greatest a man can do ! Rest in peace Michael.

    • @UnknownUser-cn3rv
      @UnknownUser-cn3rv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are no active battleships in the US Navy, just so you know...

    • @knightlife98
      @knightlife98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James, if you haven't, listen to the tribute song of Michael Monsoor, it's quite moving.

    • @samanthadalke1860
      @samanthadalke1860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James Nordhoff Jesus loves you

  • @EasyLivingDojo
    @EasyLivingDojo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    When I watch these videos, nothing in my life makes me worth a shit, when I see and hear of the ultimate sacrifices these men have given!

    • @wesmerit8855
      @wesmerit8855 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you truly feel that nothing you have done is meaningful, then make a change. Put yourself out there to serve your community in one way or another. Mike Monsoor’s actions were the ultimate display of altruism, but in a sense you see it every day with first responders who are willing to risk their lives for people. Perhaps that might be something that would make you feel more accomplished.

  • @clinpsydoc
    @clinpsydoc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    RIP Michael Monsoor. Thank you for your service to our country.

  • @BillHalliwell
    @BillHalliwell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +691

    Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
    -- John 15:13
    These words were read to me my very first day in uniform.
    I was so green, young and stupid that I didn't even know they were a Bible quotation.
    But all these years later I remember these words every day... along with:
    "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
    Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
    At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them...
    Lest We Forget."

    • @GawgaCracka
      @GawgaCracka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Amen sir!. Thank You

    • @anthonyjohnadlington
      @anthonyjohnadlington 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Here Downunder We Read the Ode everyday 6PM in all RSL clubs and every ANZAC day

    • @BillHalliwell
      @BillHalliwell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      G'day@@anthonyjohnadlington, so do we in my RSL Club. Cheers from Tassie!

    • @danielasare1165
      @danielasare1165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Mike's action is the most Christ-like deed I've heard of in the 21st century.

    • @xcesar4impx666
      @xcesar4impx666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      11B hooah!

  • @brianmiller6340
    @brianmiller6340 5 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    My least favorite memory from Ramadi is doing his CASEVAC. God bless the SEALs.

    • @thebean1693
      @thebean1693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Idk how to type or what to type to express my gratitude or thankfulness for our men in women in the service, just know many of us careabout your stories and love u all like family even if we know you or not.

    • @Oar3421
      @Oar3421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Brian Miller thank you for your service sir

    • @salted2096
      @salted2096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @God is the way press x to doubt

    • @jukethebox6879
      @jukethebox6879 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@salted2096 X

    • @jeffreyf5199
      @jeffreyf5199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@salted2096 Just because you haven't done anything with your life doesn't mean that others haven't.

  • @michaeldellapaolera8097
    @michaeldellapaolera8097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank You Michael Monsoor for your ultimate sacrifice ..... Blessings

  • @horhaygonzalas3025
    @horhaygonzalas3025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another 1 way ticket. My son died on the last mission. my son also jumped on a grenade saving 6 men in his teal 2004. Never give up i call the American faith.

  • @yaboiiNESs
    @yaboiiNESs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Salute for Michael Monsoor! Rest in power. You are missed. You are loved and you are a Soldier in all our hearts!

  • @scottpetrone6284
    @scottpetrone6284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +733

    Bravo Zulu Michael Monsoor!

    • @carson2725
      @carson2725 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @Eric Gilbreath It is the international flag signal used by the Navy meaning "well done".

    • @joserioscorrea3400
      @joserioscorrea3400 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Ahmed Saber if he was an arab I don't know but what I know is, he put the motto "don't thread in us" on higher fighting the same persons who killed 3,000+, here in USA, this I know.

    • @charlesnoonan5543
      @charlesnoonan5543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Michael Monsoor went to my high school. I’m a junior at Garden Grove High School and there we have the stadium named after him and we get to practice and play in it every Friday. Our coach is always telling us about the pride we should have to play in a stadium in his honor and there are even some older teachers I’ve had that remember the student he was.

    • @Jeroenscheur92
      @Jeroenscheur92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ahmed Saber that has absolutely nothing to do with this.

    • @Jeroenscheur92
      @Jeroenscheur92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ahmed Saber It does not matter if hes an Arab. It's about what he did.

  • @MZ-bl6wg
    @MZ-bl6wg ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow!! What an honor to have THE most advanced warship IN HISTORY named after you! What an honor to Michael and his family! Rest in peace brother!

  • @oldjohn3284
    @oldjohn3284 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    God Bless his soul. He makes me proud to be a Navy Vet, although I never did a single thing to be in the same company of such a man. Salute Mike, rest in God arms.
    s

  • @gruntusmc8922
    @gruntusmc8922 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Michael Monsoor showed the kind of "BOND" that is made with your brothers in arms, he literally demontrated the meaning of the words Patriotism, Commitment, Dedication and Selfless Sacrifice knowingly that he may NOT survive. He voluntarily did what was necessary in order to keep his brothers safe. Even though I never met him he got my utmost RESPECT,(I take my hat of to him).THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, RIP. You would NOT be forgotten. SEMPER FI Brother!!.

    • @coryburns1905
      @coryburns1905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your post I love a lot I have never served in military service of some I just turned 60 I remember when I was younger was thinking about joining my father talked to me he didn't want me to I never really thought it was for me I guess but I am so thankful for every American that has fought for my Freedom's I just want to say I'm thankful for for this hero that lost his life I don't know what else to say

    • @gruntusmc8922
      @gruntusmc8922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@coryburns1905; A simple " Thank you for your service" to every Servicemember you encounter will be enough, you would see them quietly smile and their eyes shining, I can tell you, they'll apreciate your words. I sincerely apreciate your Gratitude. THANK YOU!. SEMPER FI!.

  • @LaithOG
    @LaithOG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Respect to you Mike from Baghdad...You are a true hero Sir

  • @milen0889
    @milen0889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m from the UK and I will serve in your army when I grow up
    Shame on anyone who disliked the video

    • @deneshbhaskar3944
      @deneshbhaskar3944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can join the British army. As a part of NATO u will get a chance to serve along side Americans Canadians and NATO countries in the next war

  • @chi21no
    @chi21no 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    He's family should get anything they want from us. This guy is a real hero. A true warrior. This guy should be talked about at our schools. God bless his n his family heart..

  • @Rakesssh
    @Rakesssh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Rest in piece Mikey. You’ll never be forgotten. Love ya brother

  • @user-kd3oo1un2v
    @user-kd3oo1un2v 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    He is the warrior..

  • @volcommadness
    @volcommadness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wow I’m crying. He was so selfless. Gave his life to protect his brothers!

  • @knightlife98
    @knightlife98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I know this, for as long as I live, I will remember Michael Monsoor. I also will do my best, to make sure others know who this man was and what he did!

  • @louisvanniekerk9660
    @louisvanniekerk9660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    R.I.P. Mike no the lost of team mate, proud of you bud. Chris Louis (Ex 32 Bn South African Defence Force 1981)

  • @ADRay1999
    @ADRay1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Thank you for your service.
    🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @aungmoe2318
      @aungmoe2318 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

    • @sanaebs
      @sanaebs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sir are you in the army

    • @065Tim
      @065Tim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Service? The guy gave his life...

    • @SeemsFutileNow
      @SeemsFutileNow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@065Tim I agree. Just a like seeker

    • @Primat2207
      @Primat2207 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤💯🇩🇪

  • @encouragingword1172
    @encouragingword1172 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks and condolences to this young man’s family. My husband was a Marine Vietnam era vet, 69-72 and he would have appreciated this video about this brave young man.

  • @djenzo2450
    @djenzo2450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for your service and sacrifice Mikey God bless you son REST IN PEACE brother

  • @johnathanstrausser208
    @johnathanstrausser208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    No greater love than one who lays down his life for his brother. Thank you for your service and all you do for our country

    • @stephencarroll4942
      @stephencarroll4942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a Australia Allie U should be proud monsoor. There is no greater honour than to die for you country especially the way he did God speed Mick

  • @ronchiles399
    @ronchiles399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Former U.S. Army Sgt. I boldly say "This We'll Defend" for this great warrior and hero. God Bless his family. May God Bless the United States military.

  • @AtharCalief
    @AtharCalief 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I almost cried, the speech inspires me, I wish Monsoor is still alive, he would stand proudly pn USS Michael Monsoor

  • @Kyunnie711
    @Kyunnie711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mike monsoor and john chapman really deserved the medal of honor that they received for the heroic acts they did to save their comrades.

  • @carson2725
    @carson2725 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Great to hear LCDR Willink, USN Ret. in this video.

  • @kingmusic3617
    @kingmusic3617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    His spirit will live through every sailor, every seal, every Marine. Rest in peace frogman

  • @theotherside5253
    @theotherside5253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    ALL gave some. SOME gave ALL! Go US Navy!!! This LADY Navy Veteran thanks you M. Monsoor, and Sierra Tango 3 (hope I remembered correctly), for your service, your honor, your uncommon valor, and your extreme sacrifice. Always grateful. We were blessed to be born or raised here!!!
    I am sending a call out to our singer-songwriters in the US, to FINALLY write about the US Navy, a branch no one seems to understand. I’m working on that as well. I have recently begun actually using social media (hate it) to describe life in the US Navy, from Battlegroups, to our purpose at sea, and to THE FINEST Spec Ops group in the WORLD...obvi, the US Navy SEALS!! How SAD so few people realize we are protecting the world’s shipping lanes as well as the multiple levels of protection we provide for countries beyond our own.
    Thank you for sharing Michael’s story! Go rest high, Michael Monsoor!!

  • @Jack_all
    @Jack_all 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I will never have the courage , bravery, honor or discipline this man had, but I will try my best to raise my sons to be like him. They will know his name and his story..

  • @idoperetz746
    @idoperetz746 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    deep respect for Michael Monsoor may he rest in piece
    we have a similar story here in israel: Roi Klein (July 10, 1975-July 26, 2006) was an Israeli major in the Golani Brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces (and one of its most highly decorated soldiers) who died during the 2006 Lebanon War. Klein was killed in the Battle of Bint Jbeil after jumping on a grenade to save his fellow soldiers.
    just thought i should share the respect for those men

    • @moegash
      @moegash 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not true, he was in hand to hand combat and got killed. Along with some of his unit. Hezbollah were just to strong in 2006.

    • @pwn3426
      @pwn3426 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like to think there is a next level tier up in the skybox for the special breed such as Mikey and Roi. Thanks for sharing.

    • @jaif7327
      @jaif7327 ปีที่แล้ว

      do u realise the irony here considering mansoor is lebanese

  • @dabi989
    @dabi989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I lived beside the Monsoor base in Campo. Out walking in the desert area, I was often stopped by young men coming and going to the range there, and they'd stop and offer the old guy a ride. Always the best look on those young men, you knew these were America's best. I always wished them well with the Teams, and gave them a "Roger that!" often in return to their own, since that was something Monsoor was known for and they'd slyly want to know how much I might know about their base. It's not advertised. These young men...always first to volunteer and go forward. Plus these young people? They would always offer an old Army vet a ride. Roger that!

  • @nicholaslarsen6739
    @nicholaslarsen6739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    An angel. My heart goes out to him and his family SEALs...a brotherhood I am not worthy. Thank you for giving your dedication to protecting US

  • @thepathfinder7230
    @thepathfinder7230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My salute to Michael’s courage and his love for his family and country. With honor and respect from Singapore.

  • @oneagleswings1707
    @oneagleswings1707 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I remember all the stories I read in the book Special Operations by USMC (ret.) Col. Oliver North. Micheal Monsoor’s story was indeed great. Hell they were all great and I enjoyed reading them over and over and over again. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Luke 15:13. R.I.P. and Godspeed

  • @kennethjonasson49
    @kennethjonasson49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    R.I.P. Respect from Sweden!

  • @jimhohmann7809
    @jimhohmann7809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a legacy we should all aspire to this kind of memory it’s a memory that Will live on even in eternity

  • @zach_blackburn
    @zach_blackburn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Imagine being important enough to have Jocko do a narration of you. That's so epic.

  • @syn2955
    @syn2955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The speech at the end gave me chills, hooyah, this makes me proud to be in the USN

  • @jakobcalderon6392
    @jakobcalderon6392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He was a great friend to my father and were proud of his bravery

  • @kratoscraken5614
    @kratoscraken5614 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Thank you to all our Armed Forces fighting against malevolence and fighting for freedom🙏💪

  • @DarthVader-dp8bv
    @DarthVader-dp8bv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It’s amazing to see how one person can have a impact on so many others

  • @circustime5073
    @circustime5073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    To the pukes with thumbs down, he also died for you.

    • @TheBadacz
      @TheBadacz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      132 thumbs down mother$%#$#$rs

    • @stevedd9725
      @stevedd9725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lmao. He did not die for me. He died invading a sovereign nation following orders of warmongers. Boo hook. He died. How many women and children he kill?

    • @aster4405
      @aster4405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Steved D WTF dude?

    • @TheMAXIFOD
      @TheMAXIFOD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@stevedd9725 if you look at the bigger picture of anything, anyone is bad. you represent the elite part of this world, eating and drinking resources that you don't need while others does. when you die, you will only have been a burden on the planet. Monsoor didn't die for his country, it's politics, it's ideas or any of that, he might have fought for those things, but he died for his comrades

    • @shanedunn2716
      @shanedunn2716 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      They weren’t the women and children killers! The men they killed were the ones using women as human shields. Go do your research

  • @fayechay5850
    @fayechay5850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This brought tears to my eyes and touched my heart deeply. Praise God for patriots like him, I’ll always look up and admire such men who are ready to lay their lives for the men/women next to them anytime. I pray more men becomes more like Mikey, but mostly become godly and more Christ like. ❤️

  • @theanc316ientone
    @theanc316ientone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The half smile always tells the biggest story. Some of the biggest jokesters I've met, usually have the biggest hearts.

  • @pwrmngr
    @pwrmngr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That truly was amazing. A Canadian here, north of the border and I just want to say thank you very much to whom that made the video. In a short time it sure told me what a amazing man, brother and hero Michael was. Truly selfless. 👍👍

  • @mongolikechewchew2475
    @mongolikechewchew2475 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    My word, a HERO in every sense! RIP Mr Monsoor and may the good Lord continue to watch over your family!

  • @ob08
    @ob08 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Bravery can not be taught. It is something thst is born wirhin us.
    Rock on Mikey... gone, but not forgotten.

  • @KainHerringCorey
    @KainHerringCorey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow that’s an honor to know that he and I are born on the same Year, Month and Day 💪🏽 mad Respect ✊🏽 goes out 💯💯💯✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

  • @lukeerlinger1872
    @lukeerlinger1872 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Who are the 6 thumbs down? Nothing but respect for this man, his peers, and their service to this great country.

    • @MaverickFJR
      @MaverickFJR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Trolls that click thumbs-down on EVERY video they don't even watch.

    • @rollingthunder8630
      @rollingthunder8630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People that don't like the idiots fighting and dying for US imperialism in the Middle East?

    • @user-mk5vj5bf3j
      @user-mk5vj5bf3j 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it might be people who disagree with the navys way of handling this great man's death

    • @willanta3096
      @willanta3096 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rollingthunder8630 says it's US Imperialism but the US doesn't even govern the land, nor are they trying to do so. Idiot

    • @chadbigelow3271
      @chadbigelow3271 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thumbs down???? They are cowards that couldn't come close to walking a minute must less a day u n MM boots

  • @navyvet87zavala95
    @navyvet87zavala95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He sacrificed his life paving the way for future generations to wear the uniform. I'm proud to have served, I'm in a homeless shelter for vets, but I'm proud to have worn my uniform with Honor, Courage, and Commitment! 2009-2013 USN Thank you For your service! And all who have served RIP brother

  • @Stohsh
    @Stohsh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never forget these men! Don’t dwell on these men! Push their amazing story forwards with a smile!

  • @hashmatullahahmadi3172
    @hashmatullahahmadi3172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    R.I.P Hero, Michael Monsoor

  • @toepehtkiots
    @toepehtkiots 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Every time this enters my recommendations I can't help but watch. Thank you for your service & your sacrifice sir!

  • @borisobrucicov8630
    @borisobrucicov8630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you for your service, and rest in peace my fellow California Michael Monsoor. God bless his family and friends that served with him. The real hero in the world.
    And as for the world, make sure you thank your Heroes that lived or died. The ones that served your country.

  • @kenkenshiro6779
    @kenkenshiro6779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Inspiring, God bless Michaels family

  • @razor_5521
    @razor_5521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn, getting dressed to go to work and bringing tears to my eyes man 😭

  • @Captain250FX
    @Captain250FX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    That’s powerful!!! God bless everyone in the military.....and thank you.

  • @carycoller3140
    @carycoller3140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow! What courage he had. And what love he had for his team 😢😢😢😢. Bless him and his unselfish service.

  • @ironfae
    @ironfae 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yesterday was Memorial Day. My brother and I lit a candle and said a prayer for Michael and his family.

  • @deneshbhaskar3944
    @deneshbhaskar3944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His mothers voice is so proud and cracked by christening that ship in his honour

  • @msxmurda2385
    @msxmurda2385 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I’m guessing 99.99999999% of people would run *away* from a grenade. Michael Monsoor is the personification of bravery, not just the number .000000001% of people who acted as selfless as he did. I’ve thought about what he did for over a decade and wonder how the United States produces such young men?

    • @williamr.c.4168
      @williamr.c.4168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Pale Zombie to be fair most young men in the USA are no where close as brave as Monsoor

    • @johnbeardsley6448
      @johnbeardsley6448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'll disagree slightly. What Michael Monsoor did he did in a matter of seconds. There was something within him that reacted by throwing himself between the threat and his buddies, an almost parental reaction of protection. Some people are born with that heightened protective reaction, in some it is something that their life experiences kick-start. There is no way to tell who will have the reaction. It is not very many, but it will be a good deal higher than .000000001%. People who become members of elite military and/or law enforcement and first response teams are probably statistically more likely to act like Michael Monsoor. Of course none of this in any way decreases his heroic act in any way whatsoever. Awarding him a Medal Of Honor and naming a ship after him? I'll bet he is getting a kick out of this in Valhalla, wondering over a tall viking ale what all of the fuss is about. He did what he was instinctively driven to do, when he had to do it, to save the lives of his comrades.

    • @natehughes6976
      @natehughes6976 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about Captain America

    • @UnknownUser-cn3rv
      @UnknownUser-cn3rv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The answer to your question is by being a country like no other; a country worth loving, a country worth defending, a country worth killing for, and a country worth dying for.

    • @patrickbrinkmeier1858
      @patrickbrinkmeier1858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As a Marine Corps Veteran myself I can tell you that while I was at boot camp at Parris Island during the final training event called The Crucible, that they have obstacles named after Marine and Navy Medal of Honor Winners. You would be surprised at how many Medals of Honor have been awarded for jumping on a grenade to save the rest of your teams lives!!! That takes some serious stones to do!!!! There is a Marine in South Carolina who is pretty disfigured in the face now. His name is Kyle Carpenter. He did the exact same thing and dove on a grenade in Iraq but somehow survived despite being horrible wounded and disfigured for life. He also was awarded The Medal of Honor. To give you an idea of how selfless and brave of an act you have to do to be awarded that medal... 80 percent of all The Medal of Honors awarded are posthomously awarded. That means it was so incredible what that person did that 8 out of 10 times they ended up dying in the act

  • @notme3523
    @notme3523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    God bless you Michael, God bless his family and thank you for your sacrifice.

  • @ianboi3748
    @ianboi3748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why I stand. Thank you for your service

  • @gegalvezge
    @gegalvezge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I sometimes find myself doubting my beloved country, but when i hear about heros like Michael Monsoor, i know the American fighting spirit is as strong as it was since Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Normandy. God Bless every man and woman in a US uniform. And God bless my beloved country🇺🇸

  • @everydayhero5076
    @everydayhero5076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    May God bless all of the members of our armed forces. To each and every one of you, thank you for your service and all you have sacrificed for us.

  • @johnramonl.abendano9680
    @johnramonl.abendano9680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Salute from the philippines

  • @hvacjay4037
    @hvacjay4037 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hero ? Patriot ? Warrior ?
    No matter what word is used to describe Mike Monsoor it will no doubt be an understatement.

  • @gypsymanjeff2184
    @gypsymanjeff2184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some are lucky enough not to have a clue ..the REAL WORLD IS A VIOLENT PLACE ..AND SOME LIVE WITH KNOWING THIS..BLESS ALL WHO SERVE THANK YOU ALL..AMEN

  • @whereisevan
    @whereisevan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can’t fathom that kind of selfless bravery. Most people use “jumping on a grenade” as a metaphor. This guy actually did the unthinkable in order to save his brothers. Unbelievable. I don’t know whether there’s an afterlife, but I can’t help but hope there’s some sort of reward waiting on the other side of a sacrifice of that magnitude.

    • @MrMann-gt1eh
      @MrMann-gt1eh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evan S there is! I’ve seen it! Jesus is the TRUTH!

  • @Tiger_42_
    @Tiger_42_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    This story is so sad...
    Respect to him and i hope his family will go on after that. I had to think about the story my father once told me:
    Before his last mission before going home, he broke his arm and could stay in camp...
    lucky for him because the vehicle he would sit in was hit by a RPG and 6 out of 8 where killed.
    I think every soldier has the right to get an honor-medal for his duty...no matter wich country he lives in!

    • @MrCholoPants3415
      @MrCholoPants3415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I mean... Not every "soldier" is on the frontlines, most aren't. I think it does a disservice to men like Michael Monsoor to call every person in the military a "hero," because they certainly are not all heroes; most of them aren't. Don't get me wrong, I respect all military personnel but I think "hero" status should be reserved for people like Michael who actually prove themselves by showing incomprehensible amounts of bravery, intelligence and selflessness.
      Edit: I'm not saying a soldier has to die to be revered as a hero, because there are many real life versions of superheroes in all branches of the military who survive their encounters with near-death, but as I said above I don't think "hero" should be tossed around so casually.

    • @spoderman8414
      @spoderman8414 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrCholoPants3415 Well said.

    • @dallasyap3064
      @dallasyap3064 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrCholoPants3415 agreed with u

    • @dallasyap3064
      @dallasyap3064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A soldier does received a medal for their duty. Example a young soldier just finish his training and gets deployed to afghanistan, he will receive 1 or 2 or a few medals like global war on terror campaign medal and national defense medal and more. If he or she ever gets killed or wounded in combat he/she will receive the purple heart. Not easy to be called Hero but Michael Monsoor definitely is a Hero.

    • @UnknownUser-cn3rv
      @UnknownUser-cn3rv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is sad, but also wonderful. That moment is now his for all eternity. Men like him are remembered forever, and they deserve every ounce of that notoriety.

  • @porchop79
    @porchop79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man jumped on a grenade to save his brothers in arms. Much respect to you sir and may you rest in peace. From a Canadian. I would have been honored to serve with you.

  • @nigacai
    @nigacai 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    R.I.P. Shipmate!!! Thank you for your sacrifice and service to our country.

  • @black5corpion76
    @black5corpion76 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow he a true hero 😞 .. thank you 🙏 for your service 🇺🇸

  • @itscobyyyy
    @itscobyyyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +369

    So he fought in the same Seal Team as Chris Kyle... damn

    • @Danny-mo7qt
      @Danny-mo7qt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Coby Nguyen Fr that’s sad af

    • @RM-pg4js
      @RM-pg4js 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He was more Soldier than ck

    • @rumpwrangler1102
      @rumpwrangler1102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes but different platoon

    • @MedvedActual
      @MedvedActual 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      R M More of a soldier? Get your branches straight....

    • @RM-pg4js
      @RM-pg4js 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MedvedActual what are you talking about ?

  • @nickizcool20
    @nickizcool20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    God bless the USA and our troops. All of them. 🇺🇸

  • @renaeevaughn6712
    @renaeevaughn6712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your service an sacrifice sir thank you I love my country thank you so much

  • @frankiebolerosrosado3704
    @frankiebolerosrosado3704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    God bless our men and woman who proudly serve this Great Nation of ours. And let's never forget those who gave the ultimate sacrificed and their loved ones.

  • @zacharypeery4082
    @zacharypeery4082 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "I now have a family, a wife and three kids.and I owe that all to Mikey"......DAMN

  • @joejohnson7940
    @joejohnson7940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank God for soldiers like this because of this man and many others we are a free people to this day. Thank you sir Godbless you on your journey into heaven.

  • @richirich3553
    @richirich3553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Heros never die. RIP brave man. Respect.

  • @sodi4069
    @sodi4069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    These are American Heroes if you look up to anyone it should be them