Today we honor Michael P. Murphy, Navy SEAL Lieutenant, who selflessly sacrificed his life thirteen years ago, on June 28, 2005, in Afghanistan for our great country. Michael Murphy was only 29 when he was killed in action after his 4-man team was compromised and surrounded by Taliban forces near Asadabad, Afghanistan. Despite the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Murphy is credited with risking his own life to give his teammates a fighting chance. For his he

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the military's highest decoration, for his actions during the war in Afghanistan. A museum and SEAL Cadet Training Academy in West Sayville bears his name - https://bit.ly/44QoOTj | News 12

HONORING A HERO 🇺🇸 The Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum to open in a few weeks in West Sayville - https://bit.ly/3Nwa6o2 | News 12 Long Island

It was late June of 2005 in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan, and four outnumbered US Navy SEALs were pinned down, low on ammunition, and without high ground advantage. As the seconds turned into minutes and the minutes into hours, the escape options began to run out. Over 100 insurgents had steadily cornered them, and more enemy combatants were on their way. Team Leader Michael Murphy realized that the only hope for survival was to call in a Quick Reaction Force, and in a heroic move, he left