Image: US Navy 011019-N-0000X-001 Navy file photo of Basic Underwater Demolition-SEAL (BUD-S) graduating class 236

Description: CORONADO, Calif. (Oct. 19, 2001) - Navy file photo of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) graduating class 236. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, 29, from Patchogue, New York is pictured on the far left side of the back row. Murphy was killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Red Wings, June 28, 2005, while leading a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan. The team came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position. Murphy knowingly left his position of cover to get a clear signal in order to communicate with his headquarters and was mortally wounded while exposing himself to enemy fire. While taking heavy fire from the enemy, Murphy provided his units location and requested immediate support for his element. He returned to his cover position to continue the fight until finally succumbing to his wounds. Please note: Two Egyptian Naval Special Warfare officers in the front of the group crouching who were on secondment to the US Navy SEALs at the time of this photograph. U.S. Navy photo (RELEASED)
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