Texsox Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110505/ap_on_...al_hero_warship BATH, Maine – Engaged in a frenzied firefight and outnumbered by the Taliban, Navy Lt. Michael Murphy made a desperate decision as he and three fellow SEALs fought for their lives on a rocky mountainside in Afghanistan's Kunar Province in 2005. In a last-ditch effort to save his team, Murphy pulled out his satellite phone, walked into a clearing to get reception and called for reinforcements as a fusillade of bullets ricocheted around him. One of the bullets hit him, but he finished the call and even signed off, "Thank you." Murphy, of Patchogue, N.Y., earned his nickname after getting suspended in elementary school for fighting with bullies who tried to stuff a special-needs child into a locker and for intervening when some youths were picking on a homeless man, said Dan Murphy, a lawyer, former prosecutor and Army veteran who served in Vietnam. I am humbled and grateful that someone like this was fighting for our country. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Hooyah! I remember reading something about him a couple years ago or so on Memorial Day. Truly a Patriot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 It's great to hear these stories and great that he'll be honored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 The USS Wildfire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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