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Undated file photograph of Michael Murphy and Matthew Axelson in Afghanistan
U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, from Patchogue, N.Y., and Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson (R), of Cupertino, California, are photographed in Afghanistan in this undated Navy file photograph. Both were assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Murphy and Axelson were killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Red Wing, June 28, 2005. They were part of a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position. U.S. President George W. Bush presented the Medal of Honor to Maureen Murphy, the mother of Navy Lt. Michael Murphy, at the White House in Washington, October 22, 2007. REUTERS/U.S. Navy photo/Handout (UNITED STATES) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS