03319nam 2200697 a 450 991045818170332120200520144314.01-282-99090-X97866129909081-61251-006-X(CKB)2560000000055174(EBL)634505(OCoLC)727648046(SSID)ssj0000487273(PQKBManifestationID)12174492(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487273(PQKBWorkID)10442556(PQKB)10832257(MiAaPQ)EBC634505(Au-PeEL)EBL634505(CaPaEBR)ebr10440224(CaONFJC)MIL299090(EXLCZ)99256000000005517420100316d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSEAL of honor[electronic resource] Operation Red Wings and the life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN /Gary WilliamsAnnapolis, Md. Naval Institute Pressc20101 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59114-965-7 1-59114-957-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.The knock on the door -- Vigil for the valiant -- Funeral for the fallen -- Seeds of greatness -- "The protector" -- Prep schools for SEALs -- Officer Candidate School -- BUD/S : the price of admission -- Agoge : earning the Trident -- Warrior community and structure -- Deployment work-up -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- Afghanistan, home of al-Qaeda -- When character met circumstance : Operation Red Wings -- Rescue mission -- Answering the call -- No one left behind -- In the presence of warriors -- Memorials to a hero -- Of service and sacrifice -- Growing legacy -- Postscript -- Appendix: Naval special warfare community support groups.Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, commander of Navy SEAL Team 10, posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on 28 June 2005 during a fierce battle with Taliban fighters in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan. Michael was the first recipient of the nation's highest military honor as a result of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. He was also the first naval officer to earn the medal since the Vietnam War, and the first SEAL to be honored posthumously. A young man of great character, he is the subject of Naval Special Warfare courses on leadership, and an Operation Red Wings, 2005Medal of HonorBiographyHeroesUnited StatesBiographyCourageAfghanistanCase studiesAfghan War, 2001-BiographyAfghan War, 2001-CasualtiesUnited StatesElectronic books.Operation Red Wings, 2005.Medal of HonorHeroesCourageAfghan War, 2001-Afghan War, 2001-Casualties958.104/7BWilliams Gary953276MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458181703321SEAL of honor2155017UNINA