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Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy, Medal of Honor Recipient, to be Inducted Into the Hall of Heroes

October 16, 2007

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LibNOT.com is amazed, but not surprised by the complete lack of attention given to this important story of Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy’s heroism. The main stream media largely has turned their backs on this fine man and his family. Even the notoriously liberal, LI Newsday published a very nice article about Lt. Murphy….after all he was from Patchogue, Long Island a beautiful community on the Great South Bay about 60 miles East of NYC.

Please see our previous post here for a better understanding of Lt. Murphy’s actions.

The White House announced Thursday that Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat June 27 to 28, 2005, while leading a special reconnaissance mission deep behind enemy lines in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan.

President Bush is expected to present the Medal of Honor to Lt. Murphy’s parents at a ceremony at the White House on Oct. 22, 2007. Media interested in covering this event should contact the White House Office of Media Affairs at (202) 456-6238.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England will induct Murphy into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in a ceremony Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. EDT. The Pentagon ceremony will add his name to the roster in the Hall of Heroes, the Defense Department’s permanent display of record for all recipients of the Medal of Honor. Media representatives who want to cover the Hall of Heroes induction ceremony on Oct. 23 may contact Navy public affairs at (703) 697-5342.

At 6 p.m. on the same day, Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, will present the Medal of Honor flag to the parents of Lt. Murphy in a ceremony at the Navy Memorial. Congress ordered the creation of the Medal of Honor flag commemorating the sacrifice and blood shed for freedom. Media interested in attending this ceremony please call the Navy Memorial at (202) 380-0718.

Murphy is the first armed forces service member to receive the Medal of Honor for combat in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He is also the first Navy service member to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in the Global War on Terror and the third armed forces service member to receive the Medal of Honor since the beginning of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

More information about Murphy’s life and career can be found at http://www.navy.mil/moh/mmurphy/index.html .

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