USS Michael Murphy: 'Thrilling' ride for family
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Maureen Murphy, the mother of slain Navy Seal and Medal of Honor recipient Michael Murphy, speaks with crew members of the USS Michael Murphy, named for her son. (Oct. 1, 2012)
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USS Michael Murphy sets sail
The USS Michael Murphy made its way up New York Harbor Monday morning, past the national wound that inspired the ship's namesake to give his life hunting down America's enemies.
Aboard ship was the family of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy SEAL who was killed in Afghanistan seven years ago while leading a four-member stealth squad that had been pursuing a Taliban leader in a lawless region near...