For the third time since our War on Islamic Terrorism began six years ago, an American service member has been awarded the Medal of Honor. Unfortunately, this is also the third time that it has been awarded posthumously.The latest recipient is Lieutenant Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who was killed in a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2005.
Lt. Murphy was given the Medal of Honor for leaving his covered position even after he had been wounded so he could reach a radio to call in support for his pinned down SEAL team. The radio was out in the open, and Lt. Murphy was shot in the back by the Taliban as he made the radio call. This caused him to drop the transmitter, but he continued to make the radio call. When the firefight was over, Lt. Murphy and all but one of his team were dead, along with about 35 Taliban . The surviving member of Lt. Murphy's team, Marcus Luttrell, has written a book about this experience, called Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing, and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10. I plan on reading this book the first chance I get. And to think I saw it on display when I was browsing through a Barnes and Noble last week.
I am so sorry that this fine man died, however, it does my heart good to know that there are still men of courage and honor who still exist in this country. There are others out there like Lt. Michael Murphy, and it is they who will continue to ensure the survival of our nation.
God Bless them all.
Good Day to You, Sir
1 comment:
Michael Murphy is more than worthy of the CMH. I read the book mentioned by Marcus Lutrell, and the story is absolutely amazing. Murphy is a true hero.
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