Commack FD Serves As A Host For Michael Murphy Run

COMMACK, NY—Firefighters with the Commack Fire Department were honored to host the start of the Michael Murphy run Friday evening. Proceeds from the event will benefit student scholarships as well as community and veteran-oriented charities.

"We support those who serve or have sacrificed for our country," the fire department posted on its official Facebook page.

The 50-mile run honored Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, his teammates and those who passed away during Operation Red Wings on June 28th, 2005.

Murphy was the leader of a four-man SEAL squad that secretly infiltrated into the 9,000 foot Hindu-Kush mountains along the Pakistan border on June 27. The team was conducting a sensitive mission to capture or kill high-value Taliban target Ahmad Shah, known as Ismail, when ambushed by overwhelming Taliban forces.

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