Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kantor, 22, a Navy SEAL, died in Afghanistan, bravely serving our country, on November 1, 2012. Matthew was born in New York City, NY on August 27, 1990, a son of Mary Jane and Kenneth Kantor, and raised in Gillette, NJ.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kantor completed Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL School in Coronado, California in May 2010. He served in an East Coast based Special Warfare Unit from May 2010 to November 2012.
Matt deployed to Afghanistan with SEAL Team Four shortly after checking in. This was his first deployment as a Frogman. Not long after being deployed, and following official notification by Navy Officials at their home, the Kantors’ received a letter from SEAL Team Four.
“While on patrol, several insurgents mounted a complex machine gun attack on Matt and his team,” it read in part. “Without fear or hesitation, Matt moved to protect his teammates and was mortally wounded by the heavy machine gun fire. He was the first line of defense for his team and his actions were directly responsible for saving the lives of his element and protecting the main body of the patrol,” the letter continued. “Matt was true to form in his last moments, a gallant and noble warrior who put his team above himself.”
HooYah Matt! We will always remember!
Read the entire incredible story about Matt, courtesy of Tom Sileo & the Bowling Green Daily News.
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