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Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112) during the ship's christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Murphy was posthumously 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.
| Date Taken: | 05.07.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.07.2011 22:49 |
| Photo ID: | 398763 |
| VIRIN: | 110507-N-KK330-558 |
| Resolution: | 2784x1848 |
| Size: | 501.69 KB |
| Location: | BATH, MAINE, US |
| Web Views: | 52 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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