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The first Medal of Honor awarded for combat in Afghanistan was presented Monday to the weeping parents of a Navy SEAL from Long Island, who gave his life to make a radio call for help for his team.President Bush presented the nation s highest military honor for valor to the family of Lt. Michael Murphy of Patchogue, N.Y., who died when his elite combat team was surrounded high in the mountains of Afghanistan. While their missions were often carried out in secrecy, their love of country and devotion to each other was always clear, President Bush said. On June 28, 2005, Michael would give his life for these ideals.Murphy s father Dan, and mother Maureen, b
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