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Members of the Navy Ceremonial Guard deliver the folded Medal of Honor Flag to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead to be presented to Daniel and Maureen Murphy, the parents of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, during the special ceremony in honor of their son held at the United States Navy Memorial. Lt. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony held at the White House. Lt. Murphy was killed during a reconnaissance mission near Asadabad, Afghanistan, while exposing himself to enemy fire in order to call in support after his four-man team came under attack by enemy forces June 28th, 2005. Murphy is the first service member to receive the honor for actions during Operation Enduring Freedom and the first Navy recipient of the medal since Vietnam.
| Date Taken: | 10.23.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 11.08.2007 15:24 |
| Photo ID: | 64582 |
| VIRIN: | 071023-N-5319A-025 |
| Resolution: | 1205x1839 |
| Size: | 1.98 MB |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Web Views: | 61 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
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