Michael would have been 35 this Saturday,
Michael Patrick Murphy (May 7, 1976 – June 28, 2005) was a United States Navy SEAL posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in 2005 during the War in Afghanistan
In the firefight in which Lt Murphy was killed, two of his comrades also died and one survived.
Lt Murphy's men were all awarded the Navy Cross, thus making the unit the most decorated in the history of the Navy Seals.
His Irish parents, Dan and Maureen Murphy, of Long Island, New York, travelled to Maine for the ceremony
Michael Patrick Murphy (May 7, 1976 – June 28, 2005) was a United States Navy SEAL posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in 2005 during the War in Afghanistan
In the firefight in which Lt Murphy was killed, two of his comrades also died and one survived.
Lt Murphy's men were all awarded the Navy Cross, thus making the unit the most decorated in the history of the Navy Seals.
His Irish parents, Dan and Maureen Murphy, of Long Island, New York, travelled to Maine for the ceremony
