Image: H.C. "Barney" Barnum Jr. at the Medal of Honor Flag ceremony for Michael Murphy
Description: WASHINGTON (Oct. 23, 2007) - H.C. "Barney" Barnum Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Reserve Affairs), attends the Medal of Honor Flag ceremony recognizing the actions of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy held at the United States Navy Memorial. Barnum was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions as a Marine Corps lieutenant during Vietnam. Lt. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Oct. 22 in a ceremony held at the White House. Lt. Murphy was killed during a reconnaissance mission near Asadabad, Afghanistan, while exposing himself to enemy fire in order to call in support after his four-man team came under attack by enemy forces June 28th, 2005. Murphy is the first service member to receive the honor for actions during Operation Enduring Freedom and the first Navy recipient of the medal since Vietnam. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Pinsky (RELEASED)
Title: H.C. "Barney" Barnum Jr. at the Medal of Honor Flag ceremony for Michael Murphy
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Author: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Pinsky
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