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Maureen and John Murphy, left, listen as Secretary of the Navy, Dr. Donald C. Winter describes the heroism of their son, Lt. Michael P. Murphy during a ceremony on Wednesday May 7, 2008, at the Lake Ronkonkoma park previously named in their son's honor. Secretary Winter later announced that a new Navy destroyer would be named after Lt. Murphy, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action in 2005 in Afghanistan. Seated next to the Murphy's, at right, is Rear Admiral Joseph Kernan.

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Maureen and John Murphy, left, listen as Secretary of the Navy, Dr. Donald C. Winter describes the heroism of their son, Lt. Michael P. Murphy during a ceremony on Wednesday May 7, 2008, at the Lake Ronkonkoma park previously named in their son's honor. Secretary Winter later announced that a new Navy destroyer would be named after Lt. Murphy, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action in 2005 in Afghanistan. Seated next to the Murphy's, at right, is Rear Admiral Joseph Kernan. (Jim Peppler, Newsday / May 7, 2008)

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