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Navy Secretary Donald Winter, left, embraces Daniel Murphy after speaking to the audience during a ceremony in which Murphy's son, Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a SEAL killed in combat in Afghansitan, was inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Oct. 23, 2007.

Navy Secretary Donald Winter, left, embraces Daniel Murphy after speaking to the audience during a ceremony in which Murphy's son, Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a SEAL killed in combat in Afghansitan, was inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Oct. 23, 2007.

Navy Secretary Donald Winter, left, embraces Daniel Murphy after speaking to the audience during a ceremony in which Murphy's son, Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a SEAL killed in combat in Afghansitan, was inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Oct. 23, 2007.

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