Operation Red Wing, Heroes

"In the worst of conditions the legacy of my teammates steadies my resolve, and silently guides my every deed."


FOR SERVICE AS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING

CITATION:

FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY AT THE RISK OF HIS LIFE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AS THE LEADER OF A SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE ELEMENT WITH NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TASK UNIT AFGHANISTAN ON 27 AND 28 JUNE 2005. WHILE LEADING A MISSION TO LOCATE A HIGH-LEVEL ANTI-COALITION MILITIA LEADER, LIEUTENANT MURPHY DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN THE FACE OF GRAVE DANGER IN THE VICINITY OF ASADABAD, KONAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. ON 28 JUNE 2005, OPERATING IN AN EXTREMELY RUGGED ENEMY-CONTROLLED AREA, LIEUTENANT MURPHYS TEAM WAS DISCOVERED BY ANTI-COALITION MILITIA SYMPATHIZERS, WHO REVEALED THEIR POSITION TO TALIBAN FIGHTERS. AS A RESULT, BETWEEN 30 AND 40 ENEMY FIGHTERS BESIEGED HIS FOUR-MEMBER TEAM. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL RESOLVE, LIEUTENANT MURPHY VALIANTLY LED HIS MEN IN ENGAGING THE LARGE ENEMY FORCE. THE ENSUING FIERCE FIREFIGHT RESULTED IN NUMEROUS ENEMY CASUALTIES, AS WELL AS THE WOUNDING OF ALL FOUR MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. IGNORING HIS OWN WOUNDS AND DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL COMPOSURE, LIEUTENANT MURPHY CONTINUED TO LEAD AND ENCOURAGE HIS MEN. WHEN THE PRIMARY COMMUNICATOR FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED, LIEUTENANT MURPHY REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE FOR HIS BELEAGUERED TEAMMATES. REALIZING THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF COMMUNICATING IN THE EXTREME TERRAIN, AND IN THE FACE OF ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH, HE FOUGHT HIS WAY INTO OPEN TERRAIN TO GAIN A BETTER POSITION TO TRANSMIT A CALL. THIS DELIBERATE, HEROIC ACT DEPRIVED HIM OF COVER, EXPOSING HIM TO DIRECT ENEMY FIRE. FINALLY ACHIEVING CONTACT WITH HIS HEADQUARTERS, LIEUTENANT MURPHY MAINTAINED HIS EXPOSED POSITION WHILE HE PROVIDED HIS LOCATION AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR HIS TEAM. IN HIS FINAL ACT OF BRAVERY, HE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY UNTIL HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED, GALLANTLY GIVING HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM. BY HIS SELFLESS LEADERSHIP, COURAGEOUS ACTIONS, AND EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION TO DUTY, LIEUTENANT MURPHY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

SIGNED GEORGE W. BUSH

Category:

Education

Tags:

• navy
• seals
• lt.
• michael
• murphy
• operation
• red
• wing
• afghanistan
• war
• tribute
• matthew
• axelson
• danny
• dietz

[mitchy9162]

Man cool vid!!! I'm a former green beret and I appreciate your faithfulness. Just a suggestion if I may be so bold....leave the text comments up for about 4 seconds or an hour longer....let what you say sink in to the readers mind....most have no concept....believe me the thought your communicating is way deep...really fuckin deep....this ain't a music video some jackwad is checkin out while in the drive thru at Mickey D's...it's a hell of a tribute....God bless and Thank you again.

[TheGreatGizzo]

@mitchy9162 Thank you for your comments and suggestion, and for your service.

[jorge12app]

poor guys they got owned to bad rest in peace

[TheGreatGizzo]

@jorge12app I would say that the taliban were pretty much owned. The 4 SEALs killed over 100 of them despite being completely surrounded and having multiple gunshot wounds. One example, Matt Axelson had multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, his thumb was blown off and he got shot in the head which blinded him, but he kept fighting to the end.

[ghostek1996]

Osama bin Laden watched this film...

[ghostek1996]

the most moving film I have ever seen...

[mzachariah217]

correct me if i'm wrong.. are they the same people featured in national geographic " inside green beret"? these men are heroes... thanx

[gignkrav]

following the crash of the Chinook on August 6 22 Seals 15 belonged to the six team devrgru honor is a man God bless

[ChrisCole36]

@ChrisCole36 in a 2nd chopper,which was shot down again.They soon realized that sending in more choppers would increase the kia number.So they sent 150 ground troops i believe to rescue the only survivor...To me, all services members are hero's. no matter what they do. But God bless the men who risked there life everyday for our freedom. R.I.P seals, rangers, green beret, marsoc, army, marines, navy and air force

[ChrisCole36]

i was told this story by my rotc instructor.I was told that the seal team was seen by a sheep herder and had the choice to kill him or let him go.The team leader decided to let him go.30mins to an hour later Taliban surround them and they were taking small arms fire. When the LT. called in for extraction he was shot multiple times,but the call went through.A variety of Green beret, seals, rangers, and Marsoc volunteered to go .The chopper they rode on was shot down and all were killed.They sent

[ahmadn87]

Unfrotunately messing with Afghans can result in death.

[wfktt]

@GodH8S Who the hell do you think you are calling these men fags?..................what are you?...Nothing! What do you stand for?...Nothing!............Sto­p pa luting life by being you.......go be yourself by yourself!!!!!!!!