A Friends St. Patricks Day Tribute To Fallen Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy

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‘Unbelievable’: Bar Behind Viral St. Patrick’s Day Guinness for Fallen Navy SEAL Talks to The Blaze

    Posted on March 23, 2012 at 12:18pm by Madeleine Morgenstern Madeleine Morgenstern

There‘s an extraordinary Facebook post that’s gone viral that shows a pint of Guinness on a bar beside an American flag and a “reserved” sign for a fallen Navy SEAL.



Lt. Michael Murphy was killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2005 after leading a four-man SEAL team on a reconnaissance mission, according to a Navy report. After coming under fire from approximately 50 insurgents, Murphy knowingly exposed himself to enemy fire so he could transmit a signal requesting immediate assistance for his team. Murphy and two of the other SEALs died in the firefight, though the fourth member, Marcus Luttrell, survived. For his actions, Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.


    As promised… I just walked into a local pub (PUB 25, Newtown, CT) and asked to speak with the Owner/Manager. I asked if I could leave a cold one on the bar for Michael all day . I showed him the “Reserved” sign I made and explained I wanted to leave him sufficient funds to buy a random person a Guinness every hour today, and that when the surprised patron asks him “Who is this from?” he should reply: “It’s from LT Michael P. Murphy.” and point to the reserved sign. The Owner/Manager was so in tune with this small gesture, he refused my money, introduced me to two men working in the PUB who just returned home from Afghanistan and Iraq with the ASSURANCE that my request on Michael’s behalf would be honored. God Bless America!

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Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell has written a book regarding this event, it is one of the most selfless acts I have ever read. To summarize, the small SEAL team , was on a recon patrol, and were spotted by a child of a goat herder. They knew the child would tell his Father, and chose NOT to kill the child and Father. As it was, the child told his Father, who told 50 insurgents nearby and they attacked. Murphy's sacrifice to enter open ground to get a mayday signal out cost him his life, but spared the other three SEALS.

RIP Lt. Murphy..