Memorial Day Murph

Photo Credit to Wikipedia 

Lt. Michael P. Murphy a United States Navy Seal.  If any of you have seen the movie or read the book "Lone Survivor" then you know about the operation Red Wings in Afghanistan.

Operation Red Wings took place in 2005 when I was only a sophomore in high school and I never heard a thing about the Navy Seal Team (Navy Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1), based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Petty Officer Second Class Danny P. Dietz from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2 (SDVT-2), based out of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Petty Officer Second Class Matthew G. Axelson from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1); and Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Marcus Luttrell, of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1) via Wikipedia  that were on mission to take out terrorists.  

I never even heard of Mike Murphy until I was out of college and joined a military group that trains Special Forces candidates that will go unnamed for the safety of the program.  

How is it possible that a man who receive the congressional medal of honor was not honored in every high school in America?  

It makes me sick to my stomach that the men and women who put their lives at risk every day for our freedoms receive no accreditation or valor. Michael Murphy's principles and integrity could have helped me be a better student in high school.  Knowing that as he drew fire and was making communications to save his teammates his upbringing never deserted him as he said "Thank you" as he returned to the fight before losing his life. 

It gives me chills just thinking about the amount of courage all fours guys had on this mission to stare the enemy right in the face and never back down and never surrender.  To always press on and stay positive...and believe that they would get out of this 200 vs. 4 men fight.  

On this Memorial day and every day I remember heroes like Michael P. Murphy who sacrificed everything so that we might taste freedom and also say "Thank you" 

God Bless 

Brendan J. Micik 

#FaithFocusFinish 

This Memorial Day put yourself in a little pain by completing the MURPH below.  A workout he would crush in his training.  Memorial day is not about hot dogs and hamburgers....