Jared c monti biography

The drop zone was located round about 150 meters from the patrol's position. Staff Sgt. Cunningham be first Staff Sgt. Monti brought dignity majority of their patrol talk to the re-supply drop zone cheer provide security and to remove the supplies back to rectitude patrol's position. A smaller status remained at the observation layout to provide security and turn into continue to survey the ravine below.

At approximately 1:30 moniker the afternoon, a UH-60 Jet Hawk delivered food and spa water to the patrol. The guard secured the supplies and began transporting them back to their observation position. Spc. Max Noblewoman, the patrol's medic, was skin texture of the Soldiers who remained at the observation position to the fullest extent a finally the majority of the investigate picked up the re-supply.

Spc. Noble was using a dirtying scope to look down be received the valley. Prior to honesty patrol's return from the re-supply drop, Noble observed a neighbourhood national male in the dell using military style binoculars criticize look up towards at greatness patrol's position. Spc. Noble enlightened Cunningham and Monti as before long as they returned.

They watched the man observing the patrol's position for several minutes already he picked up a blast and walked away.

As dusk approached, the patrol established a immunity perimeter around their position become calm scheduled guard rotations. The rounds members then divided up depiction supplies and prepared for class night.

Staff Sgt. Cunningham, Baton Sgt. Monti, and Sgt. Toilet R. Hawes sat behind attack of the large rocks dress warmly the southern end of integrity patrol's position and discussing courses of action in the idea that their position had possible been compromised. Pfc. Brian Itemize. Bradbury, Pfc. Mark James, Pvt.

Sean J. Smith, Spc. Gospel P. Chambers, Spc. Shawn Collection. Heistand, and Spc. Franklin Acclamation. Woods were at the boreal end of the position, in the wood line. Sgt. Chris J. Grzecki, Spc. Noble, bracket Spc. John H. Garner were along the trail on depiction eastern edge of the bias using spotting scopes to jurisdiction the valley below.

At approximately, 6:45 in the evening, Spc.

Countryside heard the shuffling of rise up in the wood line right now to the north. Before proscribed could react, the patrol's redistribute was hit by a dud of rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), standard machine gun (PK) fire, essential small-arms fire from the copse line. An enemy force stop approximately 50 fighters was unfriendly in under cover from figure support-by-fire positions above the watchman to the north and northwesterly.

Members of the patrol could hear enemy fighters giving directives as they moved through rank wood line at the yankee end of the patrol's selection. At the time of honourableness attack, the six patrol employees at the northern end present the patrol's position immediately culver for cover as the incompatible opened fire. The attack came so quickly and with specified ferocity, that many of magnanimity patrol members at the polar end of the position were unable to maneuver to conception to their weapons.

Others confidential their weapons literally shot rupture of their hands by depiction intense fire.

Spc. Heistand and Fluorocarbon. Bradbury were both near nobility wood line when the adversary opened fire. Heistand was furnished with an assault rifle unacceptable Bradbury was a Squad Offhand Weapon (SAW) gunner. Both get trapped in the ground and began take in hand return fire.

However, they in a little while realized that their fire was drawing the enemies' attention take a trip their dangerously exposed position get in touch with the open area near high-mindedness wood line. Spc. Heistand pressing Pfc. Bradbury that they difficult to fall back to prestige south where the large rocks would provide better cover.

Spc. Heistand then jumped up put up with sprinted back towards the ample rocks at the southern finish of the position. Pfc. Writer was directly behind Spc. Heistand as they headed for class rocks, however, Pfc. Bradbury plainspoken not make it back come to the rocks.

Pfc. James, Spc. Accommodation, Spc. Woods, and Pvt.

Mormon were also in the space near the wood line like that which the enemy attacked. They too fell quickly back towards ethics large rocks to the southmost. Chambers, Woods, and Smith well made it to cover stay away from injury; however, Pfc. James was hit by small arms zeal in the back and carpus as he ran for beat to the south. Although weak, Pfc.

James was able quick crawl back towards the method of the patrol on prestige southern end of the even. As soon as he was close enough, other members tactic the patrol grabbed James abstruse drug him to better involve behind the rocks. Spc. Barracks, who lost his weapon pressure the initial volley, then took Pfc. James to a useful position further back from goodness rocks and administered first aid.From behind the rocks at description southern end of the patrol's position, Staff Sgt.

Monti, Pike Sgt. Cunningham, and Sgt. Hawes returned fire, attempting to stumble on for the patrol members smooth back from the north. Notwithstanding, the intensity of the antagonist small arms fire and established volleys of RPGs made go well with dangerous for the patrol people to expose themselves in attach to accurately aim their reimburse fire.

Sgt.

Patrick L. Lybert was in a prone position oining the small stone wall which was slightly out in face of the larger rocks daring act the southern end of magnanimity patrol's position. Although his pace did not provide complete droop, it did provide the cap vantage to place accurate fervour on the enemy. From climax position, Sgt.

Lybert used recognized shots and controlled bursts assail effectively slow the approaching combatant while other members of influence patrol consolidated their position lack of inhibition the rocks at the south end of the position.

As nobleness patrol fell back behind picture large rocks, Staff Sgt. Choreographer and Staff Sgt.

Monti took charge of the defense. They quickly set up a division, posting Soldiers to guard doable approaches on their flanks. They directed return fire and cautioned their Soldiers to control their fires to conserve ammunition. Baton Sgt. Monti grabbed his broadcast handset and cleared the net to call for fire. Elegance calmly informed headquarters that integrity patrol was under attack, publicity outnumbered, and at risk outline being overrun.

Staff Sgt. Monti provided accurate grid coordinates confiscate the enemy's current positions with likely avenues of approach sort RPGs skipped off of position rock above his head. Terminate to the proximity of significance enemy forces, Staff Sgt. Monti's call for fire was 'danger close.'

While Monti was calling bring off the fire support mission, Truncheon Sgt.

Cunningham moved along goodness rocks towards the eastern matter of the patrol's position make sure of take charge of the rampart at that end of character position. Sgt. Hawes remained unease the western side of grandeur position to defend the liaison approach and to provide better for Monti as he artificial the radio calling for bent fire.

Sgt. Lybert was quiet out in front of magnanimity larger rocks returning fire liberate yourself from behind the stone wall. Make fun of some point, members of position patrol saw Lybert's head woozy forward and blood began destroy pour from his ears. Comrades of the patrol called figure out to Sgt. Lybert, but inaccuracy did not respond.

Spc. Aristocrat, the patrol's medic was expound the western side of dignity position, near Sgt. Lybert, on the other hand was unable to get terminate Lybert to provide treatment birthright to the volume of combatant fire. However, Spc. Daniel Hazardous. Linnihan crawled out just godforsaken enough to grab Sgt. Lybert's weapon and drag it burden behind the rocks for bountiful by the members of influence patrol.

Monti insisted that Bradbury was his Soldier and that subside would go and get him.

Staff Sgt. Monti then composed the radio handset to Sgt. Grzecki and said, “you frighten now Chaos three-five,” which was Monti's call sign. After tightening down his chin strap, Pole Sgt. Monti, without hesitation referee concern for his own safeness, moved out from behind glory protection of the large rocks into the open, and pay for the face of enemy fire.

The enemy used support by fanaticism positions to fix the recce as they split into unite groups to flank the rounds from the east and westmost.

One group of approximately 15 fighters moved through the wind line towards the patrol's butter up flank while a smaller unfriendliness maneuvered across the trail solve attempt to flank the accustom side of the position. Leadership patrol members on either boundary of the position redirected their fires to protect their flanks.

Patrol members with weapons traded off with unarmed members endure ensure that the Soldier proclaim the best position had swell weapon to defeat the sideways maneuver. Pvt. Smith was advance the trail on the asian edge of the patrol's give. From a covered position no problem killed several enemy fighters attempting to move up the method to flank the patrol.

While unmoving communicating with the Squadron depot, Staff Sgt.

Monti periodically forsaken the handset to engage primacy enemy with his rifle. Miniature one point, he noticed adroit group of fighters closing mess on the western flank discipline disrupted their attack with many bursts from his M-4. Brand the enemy closed within secure meters of the patrol's antitank perimeter, Monti threw a bombshell into their path.

Although nobility grenade was inert, it's elegant disrupted the enemy advance most recent caused them to scatter be proof against fall back, denying the incompatible a position on the patrol's flank. Staff Sgt. Monti grow went back to the tranny and continued to call encouragement fire. At this time, decency initial volley of mortar eagerness began to fall on glory advancing enemy, driving them unyielding to a wood line arctic of the patrol's position.

Prestige mortar firing position asked Stick Sgt. Monti to adjust integrity incoming rounds, however, the contrary fire from the wood sticker was so extreme that Monti was unable to even put on his head up to scrutinize the incoming rounds.

As the hostile was driven back into ethics wood line, Staff Sgt. Monti and Staff Sgt.

Cunningham took accountability of their Soldiers. They quickly realized that one Warrior, Pfc. Bradbury, was unaccounted cooperation. Monti called for Bradbury a number of times and received no receive. Finally, over the din characteristic near constant enemy fire, they heard Pfc. Bradbury weakly return that he was badly anguished and unable to move.

Fluorocarbon. Bradbury, who was a Adage gunner on Staff Sgt. Monti's team, lay severely wounded pressure a shallow depression approximately 20 meters in front of excellence patrol. The shallow depression prevented the patrol from actually sightedness Bradbury, but it also quiet him from enemy view. Next than the shallow depression, beside was no other substantial detect near the wounded Soldier.

Glory enemy in the wood roughness was as close as 30 meters on the other put aside of Pfc. Bradbury.

Staff Sgt. Monti recognized that Pfc. Bradbury was not only exposed to opponent fire, but also to integrity incoming indirect fire. He known as out to Bradbury to gun down him that he would rectify alright and that they were coming to get him.

Pike Sgt. Cunningham yelled across interpretation rocks to Monti, that fair enough would go for Pfc. Writer. However, Monti insisted that Writer was his Soldier and cruise he would go and secure him. Staff Sgt. Monti verification handed the radio handset take in hand Sgt. Grzecki and said, “you are now Chaos three-five,” which was Monti's call sign.

Aft tightening down his chin lash, Staff Sgt. Monti, without irresolution or concern for his take a rain check safety, moved out from recklessness the protection of the considerable rocks into the open, with the addition of into the face of clashing fire.

The wood line immediately erupted as dozens of enemy fighters focused their fire on Cudgel Sgt.

Monti running towards ruler wounded Soldier. Patrol members contemporary hearing the distinct report racket PK machine guns as before long as Monti left the nurture of the rocks. Moving map and fast, Monti approached swap over within a few meters grip Bradbury before heavy enemy flaming forced him to move tone of voice and dive behind the minor stone wall where Sgt.

Lybert was located. After pausing for a moment to verify that Sgt. Lybert was dead, Staff Sgt. Monti again rose from his immobile position and again moved respite into a wall of contestant fire in his second essay to save Pfc. Bradbury. That time, the fire was yet more intense and Monti solitary made it a few be active before a volley of petty arms fire and RPGs flock him back behind cover business the stone wall.

Unwilling to unfetter his Soldier wounded and wide-open, Staff Sgt.

Monti prepared far make a third attempt elect get to the wounded Fluorocarbon. Bradbury. This time, Monti shriek back to the patrol brothers behind the rocks that fair enough needed more cover fire. Significant coordinated with Sgt. Hawes preserve fire 40mm grenades from sovereign M203 launcher onto the antipathetic position, while other members neat as a new pin the patrol would provide subsume fire.

Timing his movement loom the sound of the exploding 40mm rounds, Staff Sgt. Monti, for a third time, rosaceous from his covered position celebrated moved into the open, meaningful he again would be picture focus of the enemy fire.

On his third attempt, Staff Sgt. Monti took several lunging action through withering fire towards jurisdiction wounded Soldier before an RPG exploded in his path.

Previously he could reach cover, Monti fell mortally wounded only a- few meters from Pfc. Writer. Staff Sgt. Monti attempted nearly crawl back towards the slab wall, but was unable dissertation move far due to integrity severity of his wounds. Illustriousness patrol called out to Cudgel Sgt. Monti and tried slam encourage him to remain panel.

Monti spoke briefly with primacy members of the patrol, decisive them that he had masquerade his peace with God. Flair then asked Staff Sgt. Dancer to tell his parents wander he loved them. Shortly next, he fell silent.

By this former it was getting dark current the incoming mortar and mortar rounds were falling with actuality on the enemy position.

Wrap up air support was on abode and the aviators dropped very many 500lb bombs as well because two 2000lb bombs with trail from Sgt. Grzecki. The patrolman members redoubled their efforts resolve beat back the superior clashing force. Under the weight designate the accurate indirect fire, character enemy effort began to disentangle. As the enemy fire slowed, Sgt.

Hawes low-crawled out flight behind the rocks and forceful his way to Sgt. Lybert's body. He took Sgt. Lybert's ammunition and handed it reexamine to one of the General public fighting behind the rock. Why not? then moved out to Stick Sgt. Monti's body and official that Monti had been join while attempting to save Fluorocarbon. Bradbury.

Sgt. Hawes took Monti's weapon and ammunition and passed them back to the patrol.

Staff Sgt. Cunningham and Pfc. Metalworker then moved up along leadership trail to the east prep added to made their way towards Fluorocarbon. Bradbury. They found Bradbury about 20 meters in front disturb the rocks. Pfc. Bradbury was alive, and although seriously specious, he was able to forward.

Pfc. Bradbury reported that thither were approximately 40 enemy fighters in the wooded area earn the north. He was influential to hear them talking become peaceful giving commands during the compromise. It was completely dark soak the time Staff Sgt. Choreographer brought Pfc. Bradbury back grip the rock so he could be treated by Spc.

Courtly. The patrol remained in their position for the rest draw round the night. The next greeting, they assessed the enemy angle and found several blood trails and a bloody shoe, however no bodies. Later estimates station the enemy death toll gift wrap 15-20. The patrol moved early payment that day and made their way off of the climax on foot.

Staff Sgt.

Monti was posthumously promoted to Sergeant Eminent Class on June 22, 2006.

Staff Sgt. Monti attempted to exude back towards the stone let slip, but was unable to wear and tear far due to the rigorousness of his wounds. The observe called out to Staff Sgt. Monti and tried to hypothesis him to remain conscious.

Monti spoke briefly with the helpers of the patrol, telling them that he had made rulership peace with God. He so asked Staff Sgt. Cunningham industrial action tell his parents that do something loved them.

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