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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Keel laid at BIW for newest DDG-51

Lt. Michael MurphyThere were smiles and tears in Bath Friday, as the keel was laid for the newest destroyer at Bath Iron Works.

The ship is named for Lt. Michael Murphy, a young Navy SEAL, and the first American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor in Afghanistan.

Murphy was killed in 2005 when his small team of SEALs was attacked by a much larger Taliban force. Unable to communicate with his support base because of the mountainous terrain, Lt. Murphy stepped into an open area so he could get a call through.

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