“His last words were, ‘Roger that, sir. Thank you.’”
Summary
This episode is about an American warship that carries on the name and the work of an American warrior. The ship and her crew operate in more than 48 million square miles of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from the Kuril Islands in the north to the Antarctic in the south, and from the International Date Line to the 68th meridian east. The area is more than 14 times the size of the continental United States; it includes 36 maritime countries, 50% of the world’s population, and the world’s 5 largest foreign armed forces.
Resources
- Medal of Honor: Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy [SEAL]
- LT Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation
- Seal of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN by Gary Williams
- Medal of Honor, Revised & Updated Third Edition: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty by Peter Collier
- The United States Seventh Fleet
- U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility
Credits
- Narrator: Chris Flannery
- Audio Producer: Derek Wood
- Music Supervisor: Blake Huxell
- Music Composer: Ian Berry
- Mixing Engineer: Jacob Meyer
