Michael P. Murphy
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Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy was the most recent soldier to be awarded the Medal of Honor in the United States Military.[1] On June 28, 2005, during Operation Enduring Freedom, Murphy and three other Navy SEALs were pinned down by a group of around 50 Taliban militants near the Pakistani border. With each of the men wounded, they retreated into cover on a rocky mountainside. Unable to send a distress call from their isolated position, Murphy left the safety of the position to obtain a signal, willingly exposing himself to enemy fire. After making contact, Murphy was hit in the back by enemy fire, but continued to transmit his unit's location.
The first rescue helicopter to arrive was downed by rocket fire, killing all 16 on board. Before the rest of the rescuers could reach the battlefield, Murphy and two of his companions had been killed, but had managed to kill an estimated 35 Taliban. The fourth SEAL, Marcus Luttrell, who was knocked out by a grenade which knocked him over a cliff, was able to escape with serious wounds, traveling seven miles on foot to a friendly village. A resident made contact with a nearby Marine base, and Luttrell was rescued on July 2.
The heroic actions of Lt. Murphy allowed for the rescue of Luttrell and the recovery of the others' remains, in the worst single-day U.S. Forces death toll in Afghanistan.
