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Petty Officer Second Class Michael Monsoor joined the Navy before 9/11/01.  PO2 Monsoor joined the SEALs, the Navy’s elite special operations troops, in 2004 and completed his training in March 2005.

In April 2006, his unit deployed to Iraq.

Monsoor proved his bravery, selflessness, and heroism early on, when he rescued a wounded fellow SEAL from enemy fire.  He received the Silver Star for those actions.

In the subsequent months, Monsoor was involved in 35 other firefights with insurgents.  He was the SEAL communicator for his team, carrying the heavy radio used to call in support and such during firefights.

He also received the bronze star for his actions assisting the Iraqi military.

On September 29, 2006, Monsoor was part of a major clearing operation in Ramadi.  He was posted as a sniper when a grenade bounced off his chest and landed on his position.  Monsoor selflessly threw his body on the grenade, saving his teammates but not his own life.

Monsoor could have escaped, but sacrificed himself to save his comrades.  He didn’t die instantly, he hung on for 30 minutes.

Today, President Bush posthumously awarded him the Medal of Honor for his bravery.

Well, so much for the liberals being all about “free choice” and “personal autonomy”……again, this judge reinforces the notion that liberals are only open to “free thought” so long as it is not in opposition to their own personal views.

The funny part is, these people claim to be “liberals” - yet how does denying a young individual the freedom of choice whether to join the military or not fit into the “liberal” notion where they claim to be all about free choice?

Check out this disgrace to the judicial branch. She didn’t agree with the Iraq war and “didn’t want” this young man “over there.” Hmmm…….too bad that’s not her call. Oh, and too bad she thought it WAS her call.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336008,00.html

When will they get it?

While the nation's media has been busy giving another madman the attention he so desperately wanted, they're not telling you about another story ... one that shows the truth about the Right to Carry and its potential to stop killing sprees. In Colorado a few days ago, a madman came to a suburban church, shooting innocent people on a Sunday morning. He found what he was looking for: plenty of easy targets. But he also found something he wasn't looking for: an armed citizen. A female member of the church, who was a volunteer for their security staff, stopped the killer cold. This woman, a Right-to-Carry permit holder in the state of Colorado, was able to respond before the police could hope to get there. We'll never know how many lives she saved as a result. I doubt the media will give much coverage to this woman. They'd rather spend endless hours giving us the latest snippet of information about an evil person instead of covering the actual hero. And I think that makes the media part of the problem. Columnists like Jon Friedman and Michael Mayo are pointing out the obvious: it's time to stop feeding the egos of mass murderers. As long as the monsters in our midst get the media attention, instead of the heroes, we can't expect much to change.

With California's nutty gun laws, it's easy to forget that there are still plenty of places in the state where the Second Amendment is alive and well. But not every left-coast town is as anti-gun as San Francisco or Los Angeles.

In Bakersfield, California, for example, Sheriff's Sgt. Ed Komin talked to the local media after a homeowner used a firearm to scare away an intruder.

He told the reporters, "Certainly when the homeowner was threatened by what appeared to be a gun coming up toward him, it would be appropriate and prudent—and that's the thing to do, is to use deadly force to protect yourself. That's the appropriate and legal thing to do."

Common sense in California, can you believe it? A big thanks to Sgt. Komin for telling it like it is, not how the anti-gunners would like it to be.

Too bad you probably only heard it here.

A lot of attention has been focused over the past few days on Jeanne Assam, the church member and volunteer security guard who stopped an attack at a Colorado church. But I was also impressed by an armed citizen story from Miami, Florida, that isn’t making headlines—even though it should. Seventy-four-year-old Jorge Leonton was on his was home from the bank a few days ago. He stepped out of his car and was immediately confronted by four men. One grabbed him, put him in a headlock, and began to choke the life out of the elderly man. As Leonton struggled to breathe, he tried to warn the robber that he was prepared to defend himself. When the criminal didn't listen, Leonton drew his legally owned firearm and shot his attacker. The other three men fled, and the 74-year-old was left shaken and breathless, but otherwise unharmed. His wife, Margarita, says she doesn't think her husband would be alive today if he wasn't a Right-to-Carry permit holder. I think she's probably right. You'll never hear Jorge Leonton's story on the nightly news, unless you live in the Miami area. But his is one of the thousands and thousands of armed citizen success stories that happens each year in the United States. Despite what some in the media say, a good guy with a gun can make a big difference.

I'm glad Charlie Merrill had his gun in Indianapolis a few days ago. And I bet the grocery shoppers at Buck's IGA are happy Charlie's a gun owner, too. In fact, I'd say the only person not happy about Charlie Merrill's gun ownership (besides the gun-banners) is 19-year-old Dwain Smith, the man police say tried to rob the IGA grocery store where Charlie Merrill was shopping. Merrill was in the checkout line when a man came into the store, pulled a gun, and put it up to the head of an employee. That's when 51-year-old Charlie Merrill pulled his legally owned firearm and told the would-be robber to drop the gun. The armed robber dropped the gun, put his hands behind his head and waited for police to arrive. Merrill, a Right-to-Carry permit holder in Indiana, made sure the man didn't get away. When officers arrived, Smith was taken into custody, and Merrill went on his way. Yes, I'm glad Charlie Merrill was there to stop this crook. And to those who say Right-to-Carry doesn't cut crime ... try telling that to the employees and shoppers at Buck's IGA in Indianapolis.

Following on my colleague’s theme below, here is a video from CNN about the Tomb Guards at Arlington National Cemetery.

By: Carlos S. Ramirez

Liviu Librescu had been through hell in his life. Librescu survived the holocaust as a young man. After the war ended, he went to college, got his Ph.D and became a professor of mathematics. He specialized in composite stuctures and aeroelasticity, and had recieved many awards for his work.

He moved to the United States in 1985, and became a lecturer on mathematics at Virginia Tech. Yesterday, Liviu Librescu heard gunshots while lecturing, and used his body to block his classroom door so his students could get out the window.

Librescu was murdered by a rampaging madman.

This is a time where heroes like Librescu should be praised, and criminals like this disgusting killer should be stopped.