Navy SEAL Awarded Medal Of Honor
Lt. Michael P. Murphy.
SAN DIEGO — Two years after his death in a harrowing firefight on a mountaintop in Afghanistan, Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a SEAL from Patchogue, N.Y., will receive the nation’s highest combat honor, Navy officials said.
A Navy spokeswoman confirmed Oct. 11 the decision by President Bush approving the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor, the first for the Navy for the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Murphy, 29, was leading a four-man reconnaissance and surveillance team during Operation Red Wing in Afghanistan’s rugged Hindu Kush mountains June 28, 2005, when the team was spotted by Taliban fighters. During the intense battle that followed, Murphy and two of his men — Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz and Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew Axelson — were killed. A fourth man, then-Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell, was seriously wounded and knocked unconscious, but managed to escape. Luttrell was rescued days later.
Murphy was killed while phoning in for reinforcements. The tragedy continued when enemy fighters shot down one of the transport helicopters carrying the rescue force, killing eight more SEALs and eight Special Forces operators. The 11 SEALs killed marked the largest single-day loss of life for the tight-knit community.
Bush will present the Medal of Honor to Murphy’s parents, Daniel and Maureen, and his brother, John, on Oct. 22 at a 2:30 p.m. ceremony in the White House.
This will mark the first time a Navy person has received the Medal of Honor in 35 years, and the fourth time a SEAL has received the award. It also marks the third awarding of the Medal of Honor for combat heroism in Iraq or Afghanistan — the other two were awarded posthumously to Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith and Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham.
Full Navy Times article by Gidget Fuentes HERE
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It’s too bad that in many cases that the MOH is given out posthumously. One of these times I hope that it can be given out to a hero that is still with us.
Unfortunately, war is a sob, and good men die. But how glorious a final statement on a life lived well is this award? The names of this great man will be engraved on the hearts of all who served with him forever. It is a testimony to the courage that he showed under great duress. to a life well-lived and to the upbringing that he recieved.
No greater honor can be had than this: That a man lay down his life for his friends.
October 14th, 2007 at 5:09 pmHe’s a NY City native … Most of the New York papers have carried this story … except the NYTimes:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/john-stephenson/2007/10/13/new-yorker-wins-medal-honor-ny-times-ignores
Who would have guessed? … Bastards. Ungrateful bastards.
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Is Rome worth one good man’s life? We believed it once. Make us believe it again. He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him. … Who will help me carry him? - (”Gladiator”)
October 14th, 2007 at 5:13 pmOnly mention was by Mr Cristol on Fox News this morning>
October 14th, 2007 at 6:32 pmI am sorry for what happend to him
but he deserves the accolades he’s been getting. I am also annoyed 
that the NYT is ignoring him How can they ignore a man like him 
October 14th, 2007 at 6:33 pmNo man deserves it more. The full story of the firefight and aftermath is detailed in “Lone Survivor” co-written by Marcus Luttrell. It is a good read that lets you get to know the guys and how the events unfolded. I highly recommend it.
A heartfelt Thank You to these men and those like them.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:06 pmThe mainstream media ignore all men like him. There will come a day when they will regret it.
Lt. Michael P. Murphy R.I.P.
Prayers for his family, brothers in arms, and loved ones.
Prayers for all our fallen and injured heroes.
There are many in the U.S.A. that remember and honor our fallen heroes. I am glad to have come across this site and am able to be connected to some of the finest people on the net.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:23 pmOur troops are from the country, from the burbs, from the city, and from the big city. These guys know the only people they can truly count on is each other … In life and in death.
I have been sharing with Pat this past week the story of a local boy, Army Ranger, we lost last weekend, and buried just today. He was a lifelong buddy of my son-in-law.
You hear about the fallen returning home for the final time … A last “Day of Days” … But it’s the story of that final journey home that shows the brotherhood these men (and women) really share:
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/10400627.html
http://www.ohio.com/news/10518387.html
http://www.ohio.com/news/10538772.html
October 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pmThis hits home with me …. summer 2005 was a onerous time for Seal Team 10
These brave Navy Seals from were killed in the helo crash attemping the extraction
Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan
October 14th, 2007 at 8:08 pmPetty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor
Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas
Lieutenant Michael M. McGreevy, Jr
What a true hero. I’m sure there are many people out in the war that deserve that metal as well. This makes me sad.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:30 pmI read ‘Lone Survivor’ in about a weekend. It is a good look inside SEAL culture as well as Pashtun.
God bless them all, as was said earlier, I wish that there were more live recipiants of the CMH. Such men.
October 14th, 2007 at 10:45 pmIf u guys haven’t read Lone Survivor, do it. It’s about these guys and just an amazing read. I probably stayed up until 4am reading it one night. I just wish the rest of America would read it.
October 15th, 2007 at 6:11 amA true hero. wish he could have been around to recieve this medal personally. he definitely deserves the honor
October 15th, 2007 at 7:02 amIf they serve in a war zone, they are MOH winners as far as I’m concernced. They are fighting to protect us, each other, the good people of the country, and they are all MOH winners in my mind.
October 15th, 2007 at 7:34 amGod Bless all of our MILITARY HEROES.
It must be true. Only the good die young. God bless him.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:54 am