Jared monti biography

Jared Christopher Monti (20 September 1975 - 21 June 2006) was a.
Early life.
Born in September 1975, Jared Christopher Monti grew up in Massachusetts with his brother and sister.

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Jared C. Monti

Jared C. Monti
Sergeant First Class
3d Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team
September 20, 1975 – June 21, 2006

Jared C. Monti in Afghanistan, May 23, 2006. U.S. Army.

Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti received the highest honor a Soldier can earn: the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2009 for his courageous efforts while on deployment in Afghanistan. Monti is also a recipient of the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Army Commendation Medal.

Born in September 1975, Jared Christopher Monti grew up in Massachusetts with his brother and sister. He was adventurous, constantly seeking out a thrill. During his junior year in high school, Monti enlisted in the National Guard under the Delayed Entry Program. Eager to get started, he attended basic training between his junior and senior years. He continued with training as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. After graduating high school in 1994, Monti became an active duty service member.

In the Army, Monti worked as a fire support specialist, supporting

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Jared Christopher Monti
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Recipient
Afghanistan

Jared Christopher Monti (20 September 1975 - 21 June 2006) was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army who was posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Afghanistan. He was also posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class.

He was the sixth person from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

The Early Years

Jared Christopher Monti was born on 20 September 1975, at Abington, MA, to Paul, a school teacher, and Janet Monti. He grew up in Raynham, MA, and even as a child, his adventurous character was already apparent. As a four-year-old, he disappeared from the backyard one day, and his mother later found him hanging from his hood on the other side of the fence. On another occasion, a migraine headache kept him home from school, but he left the house and was later found climbing a tree. Monti became interested in bodybuilding and by the time he graduated had become a New

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The drop zone was located approximately 150 meters from the patrol's position. Staff Sgt. Cunningham and Staff Sgt. Monti brought the majority of their patrol to the re-supply drop zone to provide security and to transport the supplies back to the patrol's position. A smaller group remained at the observation position to provide security and to continue to survey the valley below. At approximately 1:30 in the afternoon, a UH-60 Black Hawk delivered food and water to the patrol. The patrol secured the supplies and began transporting them back to their observation position. Spc. Max Noble, the patrol's medic, was one of the Soldiers who remained at the observation position while the majority of the patrol picked up the re-supply. Spc. Noble was using a spotting scope to look down into the valley. Prior to the patrol's return from the re-supply drop, Noble observed a local national male in the valley using military style binoculars to look up towards at the patrol's position. Spc. Noble informed Cunningham and Monti as soon as they returned. They watched the man observing the patrol'