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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
	167k	Michael Murphy's Medal of Honor Certificate.		Robert M. Cieri
	35k	Michael Murphy's grave site.		Ron Reeves
	80k	050628-N-0000X-002. 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.		Ron Reeves/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
	58k	A photo illustration of the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112). The ship will be named after Lt. Michael P. Murphy (Sea, Air, Land) who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during combat in Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay Chu.		Tony Cowart
	138k	071022-N-5025C-001. Photo Illustration commemorating the Medal of Honor presented posthumously to Lt. Michael P. Murphy (Sea, Air, Land). U.S. Navy Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay Chu.		Bill Gonyo
	206k	080507-N-UH963-339. Patchogue, NY, May 7 2008, Maureen Murphy, second from right, the mother of Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Navy Lt. Michael Murphy, cuts the ribbon for a park named for her son during the ceremony. During that ceremony, The Honorable US Secretary of the Navy Dr. Donald C. Winter, right, announced that the next guided-missile destroyer would be named USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Lt. Murphy, a Navy SEAL, was killed in action in Afghanistan June 28, 2005. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien.		Robert M. Cieri
	211k	080507-N-4245W-125. Patchoque, NY, May 7 2008, the parents of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, listen to a benediction prayer during a ceremony outside the Michael P. Murphy Post Office. The ceremony, held on Murphy's birthday, recognized his heroic actions during Operation Red Wing, and included the unveiling of a Purple Heart monument outside the post office. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan and will have the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) named in his honor. US Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Wendy Wyman.		Robert M. Cieri
	189k	Six images taken during the Keel Laying of the Murphy on June 18 2010 at Bath Iron Works.		Scott Koen
	138k	As above.		Scott Koen
	113k	As above.		Scott Koen
	152k	As above.		Scott Koen
	139k	As above.		Scott Koen
	101k	Bath, Maine, June 18 2010, Maureen Murphy, left, and Edwin Bard inscribe the signatures of Lt. (SEAL) Michael Murphy's family on an iron plate during a dedication ceremony for Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112).		Bill Gonyo
	174k	110223-N-FZB612-014. Bath, Maine, February 23 2011, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead poses for a photo in front of the keel of the guided-missile destroyer Michael Murphy during a visit to Bath Iron Works. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst.		Robert M. Cieri
	136k	Cover of the Christening pamphlet, May 7 2011.		Robert M. Cieri
	170k	The Christening ceremony, May 7 2011.		Ron Reeves
	268k	The Christening ceremony, May 7 2011.		Robert M. Cieri
	114k	110507-N-ZB612-182. Bath, Maine, May 7 2011, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, left, and Adm. Eric Olson, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, attend the christening of the 62nd Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112) in Bath, Maine. U.S. Navy photos Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst.		Tony Cowart
	100k	110507-N-KK330-184. Bath, Maine, May 7 2011, sailors assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112) hold the Medal of Honor posthumously awarded to Lt. Michael Murphy (SEAL) during the ship's christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in June 2005. He was the first Sailor awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco.		Robert M. Cieri
	25k	USS MICHAEL MURPHY (DDG-112) departing Bath Iron Works for final sea trials on Tuesday 6 March.		Ron Reeves
	158k	9 views of the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) on sea trials.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	142k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	74k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	51k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	158k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	186k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	94k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	142k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	140k	As above.		Scott Koen and www.ussmichaelmurphy.org
	138k	121001-G-TG089-038. New York, October 1 2012, the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112) makes its way through New York Harbor in preparation for its commissioning Oct. 6. The new destroyer honors the late Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, a New York native, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team in Afghanistan. Murphy was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan, and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erik Swanson.		Tony Cowart
	216k	121006-N-AC887-001. New York, October 6 2012, Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, stands with Ship's Sponsor, Maureen Murphy, during the commissioning ceremony for guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Mutphy's son, Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team in Afghanistan. Murphy was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers.		Ron Reeves
	184k	121006-N-WL435-383. New York, October 6 2012, the ship's officers and crew man the ship during the commissioning ceremony of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Murphy is named after Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient who posthumously received the nation's highest military honor for bravery during combat in Afghanistan in 2005. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor.		Ron Reeves
	124k	121006-N-AC887-004. New York, October 6 2012, Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, looks on as Boatwain's Mate 1st Class Justin Boon pipes the order to man the ship during the commissioning ceremony for guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat as leader of a four-man reconnaissance team in Afghanistan. Murphy was the first person to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sam Shavers.		Ron Reeves
	194k	Ship's patch.		Robert M. Cieri

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