Sunday, May 08, 2011

Happy Birthday Baby.......A mother to her son

A US Navy ship was named after an American hero yesterday. His mother was present to christen the ship. Her sentiments say it all on this mother's day in my opinion.
The mother of a Navy SEAL killed in a firefight in AfghanistanAl Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden christened a warship bearing her son's name on Saturday as the leader of U.S. special forces said those who died that day would be comforted to know that was killed by the U.S. military.


Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael Murphy, said "Happy birthday, baby" during remarks from the podium minutes before smashing a bottle of Champagne against the bow of the Navy destroyer on what would've been her son's 35th birthday.
The Navy lieutenant and Medal of Honor recipient led a four-member SEAL team against overwhelming odds in a gun battle in eastern Afghanistan.

Killed along with Murphy on June 28, 2005, were two members of his team, as well as 16 rescuers -- eight Navy SEALs and eight members of the Army's elite Night Stalkers -- after their helicopter was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade.

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