Tribute to a Fallen Seal

When Medal of Honor recipient Mike Monsoor was laid to rest in San Diego, nearly every Navy Seal on the West Coast showed up to honor him.
Part of their tribute to their fallen comrade is slowly gaining attention.

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. The slaps were reportedly heard across the cemetery.
The symbolic display moved many, included Bush, who during his speech in April's Medal of Honor ceremony spoke about the incident.
"The procession went on nearly half an hour," Bush said. "And when it was all over, the simple wooden coffin had become a gold-plated memorial to a hero who will never be forgotten.”

The account of Monsoor's heroism has been related here at Proof Positive before. This was a tribute to his life.

Details of Monsoor's heroism can be found here.

Cross Posted at Say Anything