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| 84k 58k | 071001-N-0000X-001. Navy file photo of SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, from Patchogue, N.Y. Murphy was killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Red Wing, June 28, 2005, while leading a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan. The team came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position. Murphy knowingly left his position of cover to get a clear signal in order to communicate with his headquarters and was mortally wounded while exposing himself to enemy fire. While being shot and shot at, Murphy provided his units location and requested immediate support for his element. He returned to his cover position to continue the fight until finally succumbing to his wounds. U.S. Navy photo. | Tony Cowart/Robert M. Cieri | |
| 192k | 080507-N-5549O-287. Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, May 7 2007, The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter hugs Maureen Murphy, the mother of Navy (SEAL) Lt. Michael Murphy after announcing the name of the next guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) during a dedication ceremony for Navy (SEAL) Lt. Michael Murphy. Michael Murphy's hometown of Patchogue, N.Y. held a dedication ceremony memorializing a park bearing Murphy's name. Maureen Murphy will be the ship's sponser. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien | NavSource | |
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