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'''Michael A. Monsoor''' was a [[United States Navy]] SEAL posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, for his actions during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. He was the third person to be awarded the medal for actions in [[Iraq]]; and the first member of the U.S. Navy.

'''Michael A. Monsoor''' was a [[United States Navy]] [[Naval Special Warfare|SEAL]] posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, for his actions during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. He was the third person to be awarded the medal for actions in [[Iraq]]; and the first member of the U.S. Navy.

Monsoor was born April 5, 1981 in Long Beach, [[California]] and grew up in Garden Grove, California, as the third of four children of George and Sally Monsoor. He attended Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate School and Garden Grove High School where he played tight end on the Argonaut football team and graduated in 1999. Monsoor enlisted in the U.S. Navy March 21, 2001, and attended Basic Training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Upon graduation from basic training, he attended Quartermaster "A" School, and then transferred to Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy for a short period of time.

Monsoor was born April 5, 1981 in Long Beach, [[California]] and grew up in Garden Grove, California, as the third of four children of George and Sally Monsoor. He attended Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate School and Garden Grove High School where he played tight end on the Argonaut football team and graduated in 1999. Monsoor enlisted in the U.S. Navy March 21, 2001, and attended Basic Training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Upon graduation from basic training, he attended Quartermaster "A" School, and then transferred to Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Italy for a short period of time.