On June 21, 2006, in the Nuristan Province of Afghanistan, Staff Sergeant Jared Monti's sixteen-man patrol came under fire. One of his men was wounded and fell over a ridge into what the soldiers described as a "death zone." Despite an intense firefight, he tried three times to save the soldier. On his third try, Jared was killed. He was posthumously awarded America's highest honor for heroism, the Medal of Honor. Paul Monti started an organization in his son's memory called Operation Flag for Vets. Their volunteers recently planted 57,000 flags at the Massachusetts National Cemetery. |
A Nashville songwriter heard this story and turned it into a song that Lee Brice recorded.
"I Drive Your Truck" earned Song of the Year honors at the 2013 Country Music Awards. I urge you to watch it on this Memorial Day.
Click on this link if you would like to see & hear that music video:
Lee Brice - I Drive Your Truck (Official Music Video)