U.S. Navy SEALs Lt. Michael P. Murphy, from Patchogue, NY and Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson, from Cupertino, Calif, pose for photo during their deployment to Afghanistan in 2005.
Murphy and Axelson would be killed by enemy forces during a reconnaissance mission, Operation Red Wings, on June 28, 2005. They were part of a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force.
(Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)











