,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #cj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,la,lota 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,luttrell1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,ms4 ,tenney1  
,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 and    
,mr4 ,mc,guire7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to name the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs medical center       
located in ,northport1 ,new ,york1 as   
the ,navy 7,,seal7 ,lieutenant ,michael 
,p4 ,murphy ,,va ,medical ,center1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,findings      
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,michael ,patrick ,murphy was born on   
,may #g1 #aigf1 in ,smithtown1 ,new     
,york1 and grew up in ,patchogue1 ,new  
,york1 on ,long ,island4  7#b7 ,murphy  
graduated from ,patchogue-,medford ,high
 ,school in #aiid and later attended    
,penn ,state ,university1 earning dual  
degrees in political science and        
psychology4  7#c7 ,on ,june #bh1 #bjje1 

,lieutenant ,murphy was the             
officer-in-charge of a four-man ,,seal  
element in support of ,operation ,red   
,wings4 ,shortly after arriving at the  
objective area1 the ,s,e,a,ls were      
spotted by three anti-coalition militia 
sympathizers1 who revealed their        
position to ,taliban fighters4  7#d7    
,lieutenant ,murphy's team found        
themselves in a fierce gun battle       
against a much larger enemy force on the
 steep face of a mountain4 ,ignoring his
 own wounds and demonstrating           
exceptional composure1 ,lieutenant      
,murphy continued to lead his men in    
engaging the enemy4 ,in the face of     
almost certain death1 he fought his way 
into open terrain to gain a better      
position to transmit a call for         
assistance4  7#e7 ,this deliberate1     
heroic act exposed him to direct enemy  
fire4 ,finally achieving contact with   
his headquarters1 ,lieutenant ,murphy   
maintained his exposed position while he
 provided his location and requested    

immediate support4 ,in his final act of 
bravery1 he continued to engage the     
enemy until he was mortally wounded1    
gallantly giving his life for his       
country and for the cause of freedom4   
7#f7 ,eight additional ,navy ,s,e,a,ls  
and eight members of the ,u4,s4 ,army's 
#afjth ,special ,operations ,aviation   
,regiment1 the ,night ,stalkers1 were   
also killed in the ensuing rescue when  
their ,,mh-#dg ,chinook helicopter was  
struck by a rocket-propelled grenade4   
7#g7 ,lieutenant ,murphy was            
posthumously awarded the ,medal of      
,honor1 our nation's highest military   
honor1 for his heroic actions above and 
beyond the call of duty at the risk of  
his own life1 the first ,medal of ,honor
 awarded for combat in ,afghanistan1 and
 the first for the ,navy since the      
,vietnam ,war4  7#h7 ,lieutenant        
,murphy's selfless leadership and       
courage continue to inspire many        
throughout this country and the world4  
,every year1 people around the world    

complete the ,murph workout in his      
honor4 ,the ,,lt ,michael ,p4 ,murphy   
,memorial ,scholarship ,foundation now  
awards over #dc scholarships annually to
 further his belief that education will 
set you free1 and the ,,lt ,michael ,p4 
,murphy ,navy ,,seal ,museum in ,west   
,sayville1 ,new ,york1 hosts training   
and education for the local ,sea ,cadet 
division to develop character and       
confidence in the youth of ,long ,island
 who hope to follow in his footsteps4   
7#i7 ,naming the ,veterans ,affairs     
,medical ,center in ,northport1 ,new    
,york1 after ,,lt ,michael ,p4 ,murphy1 
only roughly ten miles from his         
birthplace1 will serve as an enduring   
reminder of his selfless sacrifice1 and 
help to educate future generations on   
the value of service1 the cost of       
freedom1 and the legacy of all who have 
given that last full measure in defense 
of this great nation4  #b4 ,name of     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
medical center1 ,northport1 ,new ,york  

,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
medical center located in ,northport1   
,new ,york1 shall1 after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 be known and   
designated as the ,navy 7,,seal7        
,lieutenant ,michael ,p4 ,murphy ,,va   
,medical ,center4 ,any reference to such
 medical center in any law1 regulation1 
map1 document1 record1 or other paper of
 the ,united ,states shall be considered
 to be a reference to the ,navy 7,,seal7
 ,lieutenant ,michael ,p4 ,murphy ,,va  
,medical ,center4