The US Navy will christen the guided missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy today. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy commanded a four-man squad in Afghanistan on a mission to find a Taliban commander. As told by fellow SEAL Marcus Luttrell in Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10, Murphy exposed himself to enemy fire to call for assistance for his team, and was mortally wounded — but fought on nonetheless until he died. It was a display of valor that won him the Medal of Honor.
The story of his life is told in Seal of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of Lt Michael P. Murphy, Usn