New warship named after Irish-American hero

There is a book written about the ambush in Afghanistan, by Marcus Luttrell The sole survivor of the ambush, It's called Lone Survivor, I read it a while back and would highly recomend it, There making a movie about the events its called "survivor"

@cillowen, at least America will never to have sit like impotent turds while our fellow countrymen are terrorized and burnt out of their homes like the folks of Belfast were in August, 1969. BTW, the operative word for those like you is free-"dumb", who ignore the words of Thomas Jefferson: "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance". It is those like the late Lt. Michael Murphy that make the US the great country that is (that's why so many Irish need to be "legalized"; BTW, let me know when a community of Americans moves en masse to your village like happend in the 1980's). Thank you, thank you, thank you , Mr and Mrs Murphy for the service of your late son to our country. Maybe he always be remembered and may God have mercy on his soul.

the fighting irish a great tool to excite mindless fanatic recruits.

Now with that killer beast gone forever, I hope no other service men or ladies' will have to dye. I can't say enough that it is good riddance.Thank you again President Obama

I've had the pleasure of meeting Mr & Mrs Murphy. This was a wonderful honour in memory of their Hero son Lt Michael Murphy (RIP).

God Bless LT Murphy, the US Military and the military forces of our allies. I got a cab ride from a retired Irish soldier in Dublin recently. I shook his hand and thanked him for being our ally from one veteran to another.

BRAVO-ZULU Mr. MURPHY BRAVO-ZULU

Yes Murph !! Osama's boys better watch their back's ..

I don't believe that I read about this story in the NEW YORK TIMES.

We Americans and the descendents of the Irish diaspora around the world should be very proud of Navy Seal and Medal of Honor winner Michael Murphy. It is very fitting that a young man of his caliber should have a ship named after him. However it is a terrible tragedy for his parents. Read David McCullough's book on President John Adams and you will find the concept that our beautiful country the US was founded on came from Ireland. "All men are created equal," and Ireland can also be very proud of that.

Four Navy Seal Commando's against forty Taliban.That's a hell of a fight.It is quite an honour to have a ship named after the brave man who fought in that engagement.Brings to mind the Sullivan brothers who fought in WW2 who I think had a ship named for them.