 Monti was born in Abington , Massachusetts , on September 20 , 1975 , to Paul , a school teacher , and Janet Monti . He grew up in Raynham , Massachusetts and even as a child the adventurous character that would later earn him the Medal of Honor was , military . As a four @-@ year @-@ old , he disappeared from the backyard one day , and his mother found him later on hanging by the hood of his sweatshirt 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 . In 1994 he graduated from Bridgewater @-@ Raynham Regional High School at the age of 18 . Monti had two siblings , a sister , Nicole and a brother , Timothy . 
