Michael P. Murphy: Michael P. Murphy. Michael P. Murphy was born May 7, 1976 in Smithtown, New York, USA. He is best known for his actions in command of a four-man U.S. Navy SEAL reconnaissance team tasked with conducting surveillance on a top Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in June 2005. Lieutenant Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions. The 2007 book, 'Lone...