The Slaps Were Audible From Across the Cemetery. The Story About Navy Petty Officer Mike Monsoor (UPDATED - CORRECTED)

UPDATE: Link & story removed due to disinformation. The last thing I want to do is show dishonor to the fallen. My apologies.

Via Another War on Terror Blog

"Nearly every SEAL on the West Coast" showed up for Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor's funeral in San Diego's Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

"During the service, as Monsoor's coffin was taken from the hearse to the gravesite, Navy SEALs lined up in two columns. As the coffin passed, video shows each SEAL slapping down the gold Trident from his uniform and deeply embedding it in Monsoor's wooden coffin...." ("A Fitting Tribute to a Slain Navy SEAL Gains Attention" FOXNews (July 4, 2008)

Navy Pictorial Tribute Navy Pictorial Tribute here(link fixed)

Posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by George W. Bush. God Bless Petty Officer Monsoor who gave his all. RIP

Cross posted at Jawa Report

h/t Mike Heidt for the information