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I recently re-read the book Above and Beyond: A History of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Vietnam by the editors of  Boston Publishing Company (1985). It contains the stories of sixty-five recipients of the Medal of Honor. These men stared down the angel of death and ignored all concern for their [...]

“Maureen, Daniel, John, Heather, Kathleen, Frank, Cathy, Colleen, Kelly, my dear friends in the Lord…When his father and mother named him Michael they invited into his life and purpose the mission of St. Michael the Archangel, who led the good angles to overcome the bad angles, led by those who thought they could match God [...]

Many of us can remember back to our childhood and our local Memorial Day events of days gone by.  As Memorial Day 2011 approaches, I am reminded that as a young Cub Scout in Upper Sandusky, Ohio our duty began on the Tuesday before Memorial Day. At our weekly Den meeting our Den Mother would give [...]

I am always amazed at how two people can look at the same glass of water and one sees it as half full and the other as half empty…and find it fascinating that two people can read the same words on a page and comprehend two totally different messages. With the glass of water, it is [...]

Last weekend was a great tribute to a fallen warrior–LT Michael Murphy, however; it was so much more than that. As Maureen Murphy, LT Murphy’s mother and ship’s sponsor so appropriately noted in her remarks, “even though the ship will bear Michael’s name, it will carry the spirit of all 19 of those those boys [...]

This blog was created for the family, friends, teammates, teachers, coaches, and others who had such an impact on the man you all knew as “Murph.” This is a private blog, meaning that only those who have been “invited” may view or post to the blog. I am permitted no more than 100 contributors at [...]