Washington (oct. 22, 2007) - president george w. Bush delivers his remarks during the medal of honor ceremony recognizing the actions of navy seal lt. Michael murphy. Lt. 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. Daniel and maureen murphy accepted the posthumous award on behalf of their son. U. S. Navy photo by mass communication specialist 1st class brien aho (released).
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