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Thursday, October 04, 2012

U.S. Navy to commission destroyer for fallen SEAL hero

Michael Murphy |The Navy will commission the newest guided-missile destroyer, Michael Murphy (DDG 112), Saturday morning in New York, according to a release from the Department of Defense.

The newest destroyer honors Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in "Operation Red Wings" in Afghanistan in 2005, and whose actions have been depicted in several books including "Lone Survivor" and "Seal of Honor," the release said.

According to the DOD release, "Murphy led a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position.

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