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INDEX
A
Active Endeavor, Operation
Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS)
Afghanistan: bombing campaign in; goat herders in; Hindu Kush mountains; Korangal Valley; Kunar Province; map of; overview of; priority of war in; rules of engagement in; snatch-and-grab missions; Taliban attacks on government of; Taliban control of; Tora Bora cave complex.
See also
Taliban
Africa, Horn of
agoge
Arlington National Cemetery
Army Airborne School
Army Night Stalkers. See Night Stalkers (160th SOAR)
Axelson, Matthew: ambush of and attack on; deployment of; early life, training, and expertise of; live-fire IAD; mission assignment; mission execution; Navy Cross award; remains of; rescue operation
B
Banas, Eva
Basic Underwater Demolition/ SEAL (BUD/S) training: academic requirements; acceptance to; appraisal of Michael for; community development during; completion rate; conditioning phase (First Phase); decision to pursue; demolitions training; dive training (Second Phase); graduation from; Hell Week; Indoctrination Course; land-warfare phase (Third Phase); location of; mental challenges; Monster Mash; Physical Readiness Test (PRT); punishment; quitting; recruit mentoring and preparation; training evolutions; warrior culture
bin Laden, Osama
Bishop, Timothy
Bisset, Andrew: appraisal of Michael; funeral for Michael; McCombie call to; Medal of Honor ceremony; military career of; missing status of Michael; OCS preparations; RDAC program; retirement of
Bogenshutz, John
Bogenshutz, Maureen
Bogenshutz Bishop, Kristen
Bradley, Myron: mission briefing; mission execution; mission planning; QRF loss; rescue and recovery operations; rope entanglement and cutting
Brown, Bryan D.
Bryant, Eugene
Bush, George W.
C
Caldwell, Jerry
Calverton National Cemetery
Camp Al Huey
Camp Billy Machen
Camp Chapman
Camp Lemonier
Camp Ouellette
Camp Salerno
Capitol Building
center peel
Close Quarters Defense (CQD) training
cold-weather training
combat leaders, duties of, xiv
Combat Training Tank (CTT)
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan (CJSOTF-A)
courage motto
Coyle, Robert: casualty call to Murphy family; funeral for Michael; Medal of Honor Flag ceremony
D
Dane, John
DeGhetto, Todd
Dietz, Danny: ambush of and attack on; death of; early life, training, and expertise of; identification of remains of; mission assignment; mission execution; Navy Cross award; ramp ceremony; remains of; SDVT-2 deployment
dive supervisor course
Dover Air Force Base
drown proofing
Duck drops
Duggan, Brianne
Duggan, Dan
Duggan, Heather: casualty call to Duggan family; death of Michael, notification about; Father’s Day message; flag presentation; funeral for Michael; information about Michael, access to; Michael’s remains, return of; missing status of Michael; news story about attack on SEAL team; support network for; wedding plans
Duggan, Lynda
Dunn, Seth
Dunson, John
E
Easter, Chad
Emmerich, James
Europe
F
Father’s Day
fear
flag, folded, meaning of
Fontan, Jacques Jules
foreign policy and national security
funeral: Calverton National Cemetery; Clayton Funeral Home; family prayer service; flag presentation; funeral procession; graveside ceremony and final resting place; Mass; military honors; preparations for; visitation
Furio, Nannette
G
Gilmore, Steve
Global War on Terror (GWOT)
Goare, Shamus O.
Goodnature, Cory J.
gouge
H
Haffele, Andy
Hall, Chris
Hall of Heroes, xix
Hardy, Nathan
Healy, Daniel R.: awards and decoration; burial and memorials; deployment of; early life, training, and expertise of; live-fire IAD; missing status of; mission briefing; mission planning; orientation briefing; packing stuff before deployment; rescue operation; rope entanglement and cutting
helicopters: Chinook MH-47E helicopter
; flare maneuver; QRF and rescue operation
Hell Week
Hernandez, Mark
heroes
H-gear
Hillicke, Eileen
I
immediate action drills (IADs)
inflatable boat, small (IBS)
Intrepid
Iraq
J
Jacoby, Kip Allen
Joint/Combined Exchange Training (JCET)
Jones, Cathy
Jones, Colleen
Jones, Frank
Jones, Kathleen
Jones, Kelly
Joyce, Kevin B.
jump school
Junior Officer Training Course (JOTC)
justice and truth
K
Keenan, Jay
Kernan, Joseph D.
Kerry, Bob
knot tying
Kristensen, Edward
Kristensen, Erik S.: awards and decoration; burial; early life, training, and expertise of; mission briefing; mission execution; mission planning; orientation briefing; request for SEALs; rescue operation; respect for; rope entanglement and cutting; SEAL Team Ten assignment; Shah, threats from; visit to grave of
Kristensen, Suzanne
L
land-warfare training
leadership advice and training
Lee, Gary
live-fire immediate-action drills
log PT
Lone Survivor
(Luttrell)
Loo, Mike
Lucas, Jeffrey Allen
Luttrell, Marcus: ambush of and attack on; Capitol Building visit; deployment of; early life, training, and expertise of; Hall of Heroes induction; Hindu Kush terrain; live-fire IAD;
Lone Survivor
; Medal of Honor ceremony; Medal of Honor eyewitness; Medal of Honor Flag ceremony; media inquiries; on Michael; mission assignment; mission briefing; mission execution; mission planning; Navy Cross award; orientation briefing; Oval Office meeting; QRF loss; ramp ceremony; rescue operation
M
M4A1 rifle
Maggipinto, V. Anthony
Maguire, Joseph: funeral for Michael; live-fire IAD; Medal of Honor award; Medal of Honor ceremony; memorial services; memorials to Michael; mission details; rescue operation
McCabe, Barry
McCombie, Ryan J.
McEachin, James
McElhone, Eddie
McElhone, John
McElhone, Linda
McGreevy, Michael M., Jr.: Arlington National Cemetery ceremony; awards and decoration; burial; early life, training, and expertise of; mission briefing; mission execution; mission planning;
rescue operation; respect for; SEAL Team Ten assignment
Medal of Honor: ceremony and reception; delay of awarding; preparations for; recommendation signing; selfless devotion of recipients of; speculation about awarding of; tickets for ceremony
Medal of Honor Flag
media inquiries: information about Michael; Medal of Honor
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy Trophy
military honors
military training tests (MTTs)
MK-8 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV)
MK-9 SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV)
MK-16 dive rig
Moden, Patrick
Mogadishu, Somalia
Monsoor, Mike
Monster Mash
Mother’s Day
Mountain Tigers
Mountain Warfare Training Facility
Muralles, Marcus V.
Murphy, Dan: Arlington National Cemetery visit; Capitol Building visit; casualty call to Murphy family; death of Michael, notification about; dinner with Rougheads; early life of Michael; Ewa Banas meeting; Father’s Day message; funeral for Michael; good and bad in people; graduation of Michael; Hall of Heroes induction; injury during Hell Week; location of Michael, knowledge of; Medal of Honor ceremony and reception; Medal of Honor, preparations for awarding; Medal of Honor, speculation about awarding of; memorials to Michael; Michael’s remains, return of; missing status of Michael; Navy Cross ceremony; news story about attack on SEAL team; opposition to military service for Michael; scholarship foundation; support network for; text message from Michael; Vietnam service of
Murphy, John: Arlington National Cemetery visit; Capitol Building visit; casualty call to Murphy family; death of Michael, notification about; evening plans with father; Father’s Day message; funeral for Michael; graduation of Michael; Hall of Heroes induction; memorials to Michael; Michael’s remains, return of; military career decision of Michael; news story about attack on SEAL team; scholarship foundation; support network for; uneasy feeling about Michael
Murphy, Karen
Murphy, Maureen: Arlington National Cemetery visit; Capitol Building visit; casualty call to Murphy family; death of Michael, notification about; dinner with Rougheads; early life of Michael; Ewa Banas meeting; Father’s Day message; funeral for Michael; funeral preparations; graduation of Michael; Hall of Heroes induction; information about Michael, access to; injury during Hell Week; location of Michael, knowledge of; Medal of Honor ceremony and reception; Medal of Honor, preparations for awarding; Medal of Honor, speculation about awarding of; memorials to Michael; mental and physical strain on; Michael’s remains, return of; Navy Cross ceremony; news story about attack on SEAL team; scholarship foundation; support network for; text message from Michael
Murphy, Michael Patrick: academic achievements; athletic
abilities; birth of; cellulitis and Hell Week; character of, xix-xx; death notice; death of; death of, notification of family; early life of; education of; final visit home; Fitness Report and Counseling Records; identification of remains of; legacy of; live-fire IAD; memorials and tributes to; memories and stories about; military career decision; missing status of; optimisim of; promotion of; protector role of; remains of, return of; respect for by fellow SEALs; SEAL career of; text message from; vision surgery; water, love of; wedding plans; work ethic of
Muse, Chad: casualty call to Murphy family; funeral for Michael; Michael’s remains, return of
N
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
national security and foreign policy
Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, California
Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)
Naval Special Warfare: agoge; community support groups; JOTC; mission of; reorganization of; rules to live by; SQT program, importance of; structure of
Naval Special Warfare Center
Naval Special Warfare Command
Naval Special Warfare Foundation
Navy Cross
Navy enlistment oath
Navy Memorial