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Maureen and Daniel Murphy stand next to a framed picture and Medal of Honor citation during a ceremony posthumously inducting their son, U.S. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Oct. 23, 2007. Murphy is the first servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor for action in Afghanistan.

MEDAL OF HONOR

Maureen and Daniel Murphy stand next to a framed picture and Medal of Honor citation during a ceremony posthumously inducting their son, U.S. Navy Lt. Michael P. Murphy into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Oct. 23, 2007. Murphy is the first servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor for action in Afghanistan.

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