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Navy SEAL Inducted Into Hall of Heroes
Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England meets with the family of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy during their tour of the Pentagon before a ceremony to unveil Murphy’s name in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor yin a ceremony held at the White House Oct. 22, 2007. Murphy was killed during a reconnaissance mission near Asadabad, Afghanistan, while exposing himself to enemy fire in order to call in support after his four-man team came under attack by enemy forces June 28, 2005. Murphy is the first service member to receive the honor for actions during Operation Enduring Freedom and the first Navy recipient of the medal since Vietnam.  U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brien Aho
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