Comments on: SEAL Mike Monsoor Falls on Grenade to Save Comrades http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:49:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Musings from Brian J. Noggle http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/comment-page-1/#comment-100807 Musings from Brian J. Noggle Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:33:56 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/#comment-100807 <strong>When Metaphors Fail...</strong> We talk about making sacrifices in our lives and our working world, using figures of speech such as taking one for the team or jumping on the grenade. Some say this makes our language richer, to use metaphors to express concepts in a colorful way. Hey,... When Metaphors Fail...

We talk about making sacrifices in our lives and our working world, using figures of speech such as taking one for the team or jumping on the grenade. Some say this makes our language richer, to use metaphors to express concepts in a colorful way. Hey,...

]]> By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/comment-page-1/#comment-100711 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:41:13 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/#comment-100711 <strong>SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades ...</strong> A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi i... SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades

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A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi i...

]]> By: Blue Crab Boulevard http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/comment-page-1/#comment-100705 Blue Crab Boulevard Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:28:32 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/#comment-100705 <strong>Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor...</strong> Where do we get men such as these? How do we deserve such men. On September 29th, 2006, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, a US Navy SEAL, saved the lives of four of his fellow team members by throwing himself on a hand grenade that ... Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor...

Where do we get men such as these? How do we deserve such men. On September 29th, 2006, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, a US Navy SEAL, saved the lives of four of his fellow team members by throwing himself on a hand grenade that ...

]]> By: CALIFORNIA YANKEE http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/comment-page-1/#comment-124805 CALIFORNIA YANKEE Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/10/seal_mike_monsoor_falls_on_grenade_to_save_comrades/#comment-124805 <!--%kramer-pre%-->is trying to increase the number to 2,800. That will be no small task because more than 75 percent of candidates drop out of training. I am very grateful that we continue to have such men, who are willing to do whatever they can to protect us. At Outside the Beltway, James Joyner rightly points out that Mansoor’s sacrifice is noteworthy even among the SEAL community where every mission requires risks that go beyond the call of duty. [IMG] <!--%kramer-post%--> is trying to increase the number to 2,800. That will be no small task because more than 75 percent of candidates drop out of training. I am very grateful that we continue to have such men, who are willing to do whatever they can to protect us. At Outside the Beltway, James Joyner rightly points out that Mansoor’s sacrifice is noteworthy even among the SEAL community where every mission requires risks that go beyond the call of duty. [IMG]

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