US Navy 110507-N-KK330-558 Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow of t

BATH, Maine (May 7, 2011) Maureen Murphy, mother of Lt. Michael Murphy (SEAL) and ship's sponsor, breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112) during the ship's christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in June 2005. He was the first Sailor awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco/Released)

Date

2011-05-07

Photographer / author

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique M. Lasco

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photograph

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