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U.S. Navy SEALs Lt. Michael P. Murphy, from Patchogue, NY and Perry Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson, from Cupertino, Calif, pose for photo during their deployment to Afghanistan in 2005.

Murphy and Axelson would be killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Red Wings, on June 28, 2005. They were part of a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force.

(Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

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Memorial Day Murph

1 mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, 1 mile run

May 28, 2023

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After picture (too tired to hang)

Liz, a great American, came to visit me! She is active Army and was stationed in a somewhat nearby county. We spent the weekend in France and then did the annual memorial workout for LT. Mike Murphy. His story is below. Amazing man and another great American!!

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LT. Michael P. Murphy

United States Navy (SEAL)

May 7, 1976 – June 28, 2005

LT. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) was the officer-in-charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation Red Wings, tasked with finding a key anti-coalition militia commander near Asadabad, Afghanistan. Shortly after inserting into the objective area, the SEALs were spotted by three goat herders who were initially detained and then released. It is believed the goat herders immediately reported the SEALs’ presence to Taliban fighters.

A fierce gun battle ensued on the steep face of the mountain between the SEALs and a much larger enemy force. Despite the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Murphy is credited with risking his own life to save the lives of his teammates. Murphy, intent on making contact with headquarters, but realizing this would be impossible in the extreme terrain where they were fighting, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own life moved into the open, where he could gain a better position to transmit a call to get help for his men.

Moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to increased enemy gunfire. This deliberate and heroic act deprived him of cover and made him a target for the enemy. While continuing to be fired upon, Murphy made contact with the SOF Quick Reaction Force at Bagram Air Base and requested assistance. He calmly provided his unit’s location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support for his team. At one point, he was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter. Murphy picked it back up, completed the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in. Severely wounded, LT. Murphy returned to his cover position with his men and continued the battle.

LT. Murphy fought on, allowing one member of his team (Marcus Luttrell) to escape, before he was killed. For his selfless actions, LT. Michael Murphy was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 27, 2007. We honor his sacrifice and memory through The Murph Challenge. Find out more about Michael Murphy at the Memorial Foundation created in his name.

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The flag had to be waved heavily on the day of independence, many people died in Taliban firing

The flag had to be waved heavily on the day of independence, many people died in Taliban firing

Image Source: AP On Thursday, for the second consecutive day in Afghanistan, Afghans demonstrated with the national flag at isolated places. Kabul: Afghans held demonstrations with the national flag in isolated places in Afghanistan for the second consecutive day on Thursday and the Taliban, facing growing governance challenges, tried to suppress it with violence. According to a report by the…

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On June 28, 2005, deep behind enemy lines east of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, a very committed four-man Navy SEAL team was conducting a reconnaissance mission at the unforgiving altitude of approximately 10,000 feet. The SEALs, Lt. Michael Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew Axelson and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell had a vital task. The four SEALs were scouting Ahmad Shah – a terrorist in his mid-30s who grew up in the adjacent mountains just to the south.

Under the assumed name Muhammad Ismail, Shah led a guerrilla group known to locals as the “Mountain Tigers” that had aligned with the Taliban and other militant groups close to the Pakistani border. The SEAL mission was compromised when the team was spotted by local nationals, who presumably reported its presence and location to the Taliban.

A fierce firefight erupted between the four SEALs and a much larger enemy force of more than 50 anti-coalition militia. The enemy had the SEALs outnumbered. They also had terrain advantage. They launched a well-organized, three-sided attack on the SEALs. The firefight continued relentlessly as the overwhelming militia forced the team deeper into a ravine.

Trying to reach safety, the four men, now each wounded, began bounding down the mountain’s steep sides, making leaps of 20 to 30 feet. Approximately 45 minutes into the fight, pinned down by overwhelming forces, Dietz, the communications petty officer, sought open air to place a distress call back to the base. But before he could, he was shot in the hand, the blast shattering his thumb.

Despite the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Murphy is credited with risking his own life to save the lives of his teammates. Murphy, intent on making contact with headquarters, but realizing this would be impossible in the extreme terrain where they were fighting, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own life moved into the open, where he could gain a better position to transmit a call to get help for his men.

Moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to increased enemy gunfire. This deliberate and heroic act deprived him of cover and made him a target for the enemy. While continuing to be fired upon, Murphy made contact with the SOF Quick Reaction Force at Bagram Air Base and requested assistance. He calmly provided his unit’s location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support for his team. At one point he was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter. Murphy picked it back up, completed the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in. Severely wounded, Lt. Murphy returned to his cover position with his men and continued the battle.

An MH-47 Chinook helicopter, with eight additional SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers aboard, was sent is as part of an extraction mission to pull out the four embattled SEALs. The MH-47 was escorted by heavily-armored, Army attack helicopters. Entering a hot combat zone, attack helicopters are used initially to neutralize the enemy and make it safer for the lightly-armored, personnel-transport helicopter to insert.

The heavy weight of the attack helicopters slowed the formation’s advance prompting the MH-47 to outrun their armored escort. They knew the tremendous risk going into an active enemy area in daylight, without their attack support, and without the cover of night. Risk would, of course, be minimized if they put the helicopter down in a safe zone. But knowing that their warrior brothers were shot, surrounded and severely wounded, the rescue team opted to directly enter the oncoming battle in hopes of landing on brutally hazardous terrain.

As the Chinook raced to the battle, a rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter, killing all 16 men aboard.

On the ground and nearly out of ammunition, the four SEALs, Murphy, Luttrell, Dietz and Axelson, continued the fight. By the end of the two-hour gunfight that careened through the hills and over cliffs, Murphy, Axelson and Dietz had been killed. An estimated 35 Taliban were also dead.

The fourth SEAL, Luttrell, was blasted over a ridge by a rocket propelled grenade and was knocked unconscious. Regaining consciousness some time later, Luttrell managed to escape – badly injured – and slowly crawl away down the side of a cliff. Dehydrated, with a bullet wound to one leg, shrapnel embedded in both legs, three vertebrae cracked; the situation for Luttrell was grim. Rescue helicopters were sent in, but he was too weak and injured to make contact. Traveling seven miles on foot he evaded the enemy for nearly a day. Gratefully, local nationals came to his aid, carrying him to a nearby village where they kept him for three days. The Taliban came to the village several times demanding that Luttrell be turned over to them. The villagers refused. One of the villagers made his way to a Marine outpost with a note from Luttrell, and U.S. forces launched a massive operation that rescued him from enemy territory on July 2.

By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit and inspirational devotion to his men in the face of certain death, Lt. Murphy was able to relay the position of his unit, an act that ultimately led to the rescue of Luttrell and the recovery of the remains of the three who were killed in the battle.

This was the second worst single-day U.S. Forces death toll since Operation Enduring Freedom began nearly eight years ago. It was the second largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare since World War II.

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Por qué Talibanes ganan guerra Afganistán

Por qué Talibanes ganan guerra Afganistán

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Taliban fire at Afghans celebrating Independence Day, videos show

Taliban fire at Afghans celebrating Independence Day, videos show

Chaos is erupting across Afghanistan Thursday as Taliban fighters have been caught on video opening fire on crowds waving Afghan flags and celebrating the country’s Independence Day.  In one of the demonstrations in the eastern city of Asadabad, several people were killed, reports say.  A witness told Reuters that “hundreds of people” came out onto the streets but then several died after the…

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Taliban urge Afghan unity

Taliban urge Afghan unity

The Taliban called on Afghanistan’s imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul, reports Reuters. Several people were killed when Taliban militants fired on a crowd in the eastern city of Asadabad, a witness said. Another…

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Afghanistian Taliban; Protest Rocks Parts of Kabul, People Die.

Afghanistian Taliban; Protest Rocks Parts of Kabul, People Die.

Following the Afghanistan Taliban take over of Kabul, Reports say Hundreds of people came out on the streets on Thursday to protest the Take over of Afghanistan by the Talibans. People were said to have protested carrying the Afghanistan flag. According to witnesses, at least two individuals were killed on Thursday when the Taliban opened fire on a crowd in Asadabad, Kunar’s eastern province.It…

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Taliban face protests in parts of Afghanistan; IMF cuts access to funds | Top Developmentsvia India Today | World

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Protests broke out across Kabul and Asadabad, as well as the provinces of Nangarhar, Khost and Kunar on Thursday.

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Warning, disturbing content: Taliban fighters open fire as Afghans protest

Videos from around the Kabul airport and from the Asadabad district of Kunar province show Afghans running for cover as Taliban fighters open fire during Independence Day protests. via FOX NEWS & Brightbegin https://ift.tt/3mcCLEJ Find out more follow www.brightbegin.com

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Several killed amid firing by Taliban and stampede during rally in Afghan city

Several killed amid firing by Taliban and stampede during rally in Afghan city

Several people were killed on Thursday, as Taliban fighters fired upon a crowd of people waving the Afghan flag at an Independence Day rally in the eastern city of Asadabad, a witness has said. The protests were the latest in an apparent growing resistance to the Taliban, who took control of the country at the weekend, following the announcement by US and Western countries that they would…

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Poonch: VDC Member Fired At Suspicious Movement

Poonch: VDC Member Fired At Suspicious Movement

Several people were killed on Thursday in the Afghan city of Asadabad when Taliban fighters fired on people waving the national flag at an Independence Day rally

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Several killed amid firing by Taliban and stampede during rally in Afghan city

Several killed amid firing by Taliban and stampede during rally in Afghan city

© Reuters. People carry Afghan flags as they take part in an anti-Taliban protest in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 18, 2021 in this screen grab taken from a video. Pajhwok Afghan News/Handout via REUTERS KABUL (Reuters) -Several people were killed on Thursday in the Afghan city of Asadabad when Taliban fighters fired on people waving the national flag at an Independence Day rally, a witness…

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Violence during Afghan independence day celebration

Violence during Afghan independence day celebration

At least two people have been killed after Taliban opened fire at a crowd celebrating independence day in the Afghan city of Asadabad, witnesses have told Al Jazeera. Meanwhile in Jalalabad, the Taliban fighters fired at people waving the Afghan national flag during the independence day commemoration injuring a man and a teenage boy. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis, reporting from Kabul, said:…