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Lt. Michael Murphy — Medal of Honor (short version)

Historical AccountStory★★★★

The SEAL team was under attack and out of ammo. All were wounded including their leader, Lt. Michael Murphy, shot in the stomach. To protect his men, Murphy went into the open, making himself a target even as he radioed for help. President Bush will today give Murphy’s Medal of Honor -- the first won in Afghanistan -- to the fallen warrior’s family.

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CNN.com news report, "Navy SEAL posthumously receives Medal of Honor" (Lt. Michael Murphy, 2005 Operation Red Wings)

The point

A wounded Navy SEAL officer deliberately exposes himself to enemy fire to radio for help for his men, and is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

Scripture
Audience
AdultsYouth
Occasions
Memorial_day · Veterans_day · Heroism
Tone
Sobering · Honoring · Courageous · Humbling
To tell aloud
under a minute · 62 words
Subjects
ServiceCourageLeadershipDutySacrificeLove

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