Presented By: Spencer T. Roddy LT MICHAEL P. MURPHY
CONTENT Early Life Training Military Career Operation Red Wing Aftermath Leadership Traits Questions
EARLY LIFE Born on May 7, 1976 in Patchogue, NY Worked as a lifeguard Known as “The Protector” Graduated from Penn State in 1998 Commissioned on Dec. 13, 2000
TRAINING Officer Candidate School – September 2000 Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) – January 2001 Army Airborne School SEAL Qualification Training SEAL Delivery Vehicle School
MILITARY CAREER SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Operation Iraqi Freedom - Special Operations Central Command Assistant planner in Djibouti Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan Operation Red Wing – Afghanistan
OPERATION RED WING Officer-In-Charge of a 4 man SEAL element Tasked with finding an anti-coalition commander near Asadabad, Afghanistan Spotted by 3 goat herders A fierce fire fight ensued Rescue Helicopter shot down
AFTERMATH Medal of Honor, Silver Star, Purple Heart USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) – May 7, 2011 LT Michael Murphy Memorial
LEADERSHIP TRAITS Decisiveness Dependability Endurance Bearing Unselfishness Courage
CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS?