Lt michael p murphy biography
Lt michael p murphy biography
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Michael Patrick Murphy
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor Recipient
Afghanistan
Michael Patrick Murphy was a U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant who was posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in 2005 during the War in Afghanistan.
He was the first person to be awarded the medal for actions in Afghanistan and the first member of the U.S. Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War.
The Early Years
Michael Patrick Murphy was born on 7 May 1976 at Smithtown, NY, to Irish American parents Daniel and Maureen Murphy.
His father, Daniel, was a former Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney.
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He was raised in Patchogue and attended Saxton Middle School where he played youth soccer and peewee football with his father as coach. In high school, he continued playing sports and took a summer job as a lifeguard at the Brookhaven town beach in Lake Ronkonkoma.
He returned to the job every summer through his college years.