Jocko Podcast 359: The Story of Medal of Honor Recipient, Michael Monsoor. With George Monsoor

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Jocko and George Monsoor. George Monsoor is the father of Michael Anthony Monsoor (April 5, 1981 – September 29, 2006), a United States Navy SEAL who was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.[1] He enlisted in the United States Navy in 2001 and graduated from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training BUD/S class 250 in 2004. After further training he was assigned to Delta Platoon, SEAL Team 3.

Delta Platoon was sent to Iraq in April 2006 and assigned to train Iraqi Army soldiers in Ramadi. Over the next five months, Monsoor and his platoon frequently engaged in combat with insurgent forces. On September 29, 2006, an insurgent threw a grenade onto a rooftop where Monsoor and several other SEALs and Iraqi soldiers were positioned. Monsoor quickly smothered the grenade with his body, absorbing the resulting explosion and saving his comrades from serious injury or death. Monsoor died about 30 minutes later from wounds caused by the grenade explosion.

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45 thoughts on “Jocko Podcast 359: The Story of Medal of Honor Recipient, Michael Monsoor. With George Monsoor”

  1. Probably thee most emotional podcast I’ve ever heard.Mikey’s dad such a wonderful man,great father and husband.The man has a real spiritual loving glow to him that captivated me.Absolutely phenomenal jocko thanks for getting Mikey’s ole man on.

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  4. Thank you to the family members that have to live with these sacrifices . It’s an incredible burden for them and an incredible gift to the rest of us. He seems like an awesome Dad! 🇺🇸

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  5. Men like this are national treasures! Thank you to all the great men who served this country! Task unit bruiser was full of great men! Thank you all former military and active duty military services members!

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  18. I'm crying.
    Not out of sadness but, out of joy, for your success Joko, and for our Hero's.
    Thanks for exposing millions of people around the world to planet Earth's true hero's.
    His name is Michael Monsoor.

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  24. Jocko your podcast help me cope with my own ptsd from my childhood trauma, I know it doesn't make sense but I feel like I grew up in the trenches of ww1, listening to your podcast helps me cope with that trauma and my own life

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  26. my grandfather survived the battle of midway, I have no idea how, I never got to meet him but he survived that battle and brought home a japanese knife from that battle, I wish my loser family didn't get rid of it when my grandmother died

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  35. Great podcast. Mr. Mansoor's perspective on what his father endured as an anti-aircraft gunner on a WWII aircraft carrier is spot on. There were .50 caliber batteries, 20mm batteries, and 5 inch batteries all in close proximity to one another.

    The noise levels alone were off the charts as far as where damage to human hearing begins on the auditory scale. Add in the concussion from constant exposure to 5" shells going off only a few yards away.

    Then factor in the self-imposed mental pressure to try and stop every single one of the Japanese kamikaze pilots who were perfectly capable of heavily damaging, and possibly even sinking a large naval ship.

    It's no wonder so many WWII naval vets came back with PTSD.

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  37. This is the most beautiful crushing thing I've ever heard. I tried to go to bed listening, but I had to call my dad and my buddy to make sure everything is ok. Dangit, you know, I miss my friends. Bless you all out there that know what I mean. And thanks for the village it took for all this…

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