SEAL of Honor (18 page)
Authors: Gary Williams
Maureen Murphy holds the Medal of Honor presented to her and Dan by President Bush.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
Michael’s parents stand with President Bush as a military aide reads the Medal of Honor citation.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
A Navy honor guard stands at the display table in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes during Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy’s induction ceremony on October 23, 2007.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
The program for the induction ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
The Murphys being interviewed by members of the media following the Hall of Heroes induction ceremony.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
The parents of Lieutenant Michael Murphy stand with Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter during the Medal of Honor Flag ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., on October 23, 2007.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
A U.S. Navy honor guard prepares to fold Michael’s Medal of Honor Flag.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
Admiral Gary Roughead, the chief of naval operations, presents Lieutenant Michael Murphy’s Medal of Honor Flag to his mother, Maureen.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
Dan Murphy prays at the grave of Lieutenant Commander Erik Kristensen at the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland, on October 24, 2007.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
Four-foot-diameter granite marker located in the Serenity Plaza, Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Park, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York.
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
(Courtesy of the Murphy family)
Rear Admiral Edward Kristensen, USN (ret.), and Suzanne Kristensen visit the grave of Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy at Calverton National Cemetery on October 31, 2008.
(Photo by the author)
(Photo by the author)
On November 1, 2008, Michael Murphy’s parents visit the New York City Fire Department station “adopted” by their son.
(Photo by the author)
(Photo by the author)
The reflection of Michael Murphy’s mother in the large display honoring him at FDNY Engine Co. 54, Ladder Co. 43—“El Barrio’s Bravest.” Michael’s funeral prayer card is in the upper left corner, and the actual station patch worn by him on June 28, 2005, is under his picture, as is his SEAL Trident.
(Photo by the author)
(Photo by the author)
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