...he shouted a warning to his brothers and threw his own body directly onto the live grenade, absorbing the full fury of the blast with his chest. He died thirty minutes later, having saved the lives of the teammates beside him.

Saggezza Eterna@FinalTelegraph·12hTrue story:As a boy growing up in California, Michael Monsoor suffered from asthma so severe that few believed he could ever endure the physical demands of the military. Refusing to accept weakness, he strengthened his lungs by racing his siblings endlessly in the family swimming pool. Through sheer grit, he earned the coveted Trident of a United States Navy SEAL.Michael was a quiet warrior of unshakable faith. Before every combat mission in Ramadi, Iraq, he prayed and tucked a small image of his namesake, Saint Michael the Archangel, inside his combat helmet. In the 130-degree desert heat, he carried...