Obama Awards Medal Of Honor To Staff Sergeant Jared C. Monti

THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Good afternoon, and welcome to the White House.

Of all the privileges serving as President, there's no greater honor than serving as Commander-in-Chief of the finest military that the world has ever known. And of all the military decorations that a President and a nation can bestow, there is none higher than the Medal of Honor.

It has been nearly 150 years since our nation first presented this medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. And in those nearly 150 years -- through civil war and two world wars, Korea and Vietnam, Desert Storm and Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq, and countless battles in between -- tens of millions of Americans have worn the uniform. But fewer than 3,500 have been recognized with the Medal of Honor. And in our time, these remarkable Americans are literally one in a million. And today we recognize another -- Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti.

The Medal of Honor reflects the admiration and gratitude of the nation. So we are joined by members of Congress -- including from Sergeant Monti's home state of Massachusetts, Senator John Kerry and Congressman Barney Frank. We're joined by our Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, and leaders from across the Armed Forces.

We are joined by the leaders of the Army to which Sergeant Monti dedicated his life: Secretary Pete Geren; our incoming Secretary -- confirmed by the Senate last night -- John McHugh; Chief of Staff General George Casey; Sergeant Major of the Army Ken Preston; and Jared's fellow soldiers and commanders from the legendary 10th Mountain Division. And we are joined by those who now welcome Sergeant Monti into their storied ranks -- members of the Medal of Honor Society.

But today is not about high officials and those with stars on their shoulders. It's a celebration of a young soldier and those who loved him, who made him into the man he was and who join us today. His ...

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[goodstarbucks]

Obama apparantly resurrected SFC from the dead in a recent speech at Fort Drum NY given to the 10th Mtn Division after his troop withdrawal speech, (but apparantly Obama forgot he bowed his head in the Medal of Honor ceremony in which the award was given to him posthumously and his family received it for him.) Obama is all lip-service.

[humpah12]

@Paralyzer only a true man would risk his life for your freedom and his fellow man.

P.S. Fuck you sorry liberal coward.

[amram24]

Monti without a doubt in my mind earned this... I never met the man personally, but I have heard nothing but good things from his men in the 3/71 CAV which are good people and I am glad to have met them and it was an honor to have served with them

[SSgtKelders]

R.I.P. Jared C. Monti...

You gave the ultimate sacrifice, so that we, here in the free world, live in relative peace and harmony.

To all servicemen of the coalition... :

Keep strong, and know, dispite some idiots back home, that most of the people back home pary for you and your safety!

[skunkpunk420]

@XCHIPXXX dude clearly that was not against any soldier at all. i fully support them. i know i couldn't measure up to someone who pays the ultimate sacrifice.

But with your comment, I don't think you could measure up to me intellectually, (as you said it) "FUCKER!!!!!!!"

[sanoonbs]

@xXColtsfan27Xx here comes the typical response, again, i dont blame you, and i do feel extremely sorry for the solider, he deserves to be treated like a hero, but the government and the military shouldn't. I LIVED the reality of your wars.

[xXColtsfan27Xx]

@sanoonbs You're too ignorant and locked up in your dark basement to except reality. It'll take more than some kid on youtube to convince you otherwise. It's unfortunate that, with all of the freedoms that modern democratic forms of gov't offer, comes eccentric assholes who use those freedoms to believe in their personal, incorrect, faggot fantasies. Its unfortunate, you are mentally ill. You will always live life in despair, criticizing the world around you. You're the joke of modern society

[sanoonbs]

@xXColtsfan27Xx I dont blame you, its okay, you are greatly misled, hope you and your nation one wake up to the slaughters you claim in the name of peace.

[xXColtsfan27Xx]

@sanoonbs You're making it sound like every American soldier has killed thousands upon thousands of civilians just for lols. You have no proof, you're making uneducated claims. War is a huge waste of money, the military / gov't doesn't do it for fun. They're doing it to protect YOU. That young man that unfortunately wasn't present in the video threw his body onto a grenade, did it for YOU. The least you could do is show some respect. We are over there to help, not demolish / take over.

[sanoonbs]

@xXColtsfan27Xx Im not supporting an enemy or anything, but when you kill hundreds of thousands of civilians that makes you a big fucking bully that doesnt deserve any fucking respect.

[xXColtsfan27Xx]

@sanoonbs and you're supporting an enemy that killed thousands of our innocent civilians on 9/11. Go fuck yourself

[highwaymen34]

I am a lance corporal in the marines.