humble. lieutenant murphy and two members ever his team were fatally ambushed in afghanistan in 2005. despite two bullets in his back, under heavy enemy fire he tried to save his fellow s.e.a.l.s by running into a clearing calling for help. his final calm words to his command were, thank you, sir. 16 other would be rescuers also died in that operation. it remains the worst single day loss in the s.e.a.l.s history. murphy s parents received a medal of honor on behalf of their sign 2007, the nation s highest award for valor. now a 500-foot long five story high navy destroyer is named the uss michael murphy. the ship s dedication comes during the same week another elite s.e.a.l. team killed osama bin laden. this was payback time. without a doubt. reporter: an air force flight surgeon who recovered murphy s body in the mountains couldn t
it remains the worst single day loss in the s.e.a.l.s history. murphy s parents received a medal of honor on behalf of their sign 2007, the nation s highest award for valor. now a 500-foot long five story high navy destroyer is named the uss michael murphy. the ship s dedication comes during the same week another elite s.e.a.l. team killed osama bin laden. this was payback time. without a doubt. reporter: an air force flight surgeon who recovered murphy s body in the mountains couldn t miss this day. it s an honor. i m humbled to be a part of it. reporter: his devotion to the s.e.a.l.s is expected to mean something special to sailors. he was taking care of his teammates. that s what will really resonate with the ship s crew. reporter: for murphy s parents seeing their son s name on the ship s stern was overwhelming. started to cry.
followed until now, the reports have been poring in, new details all the time. to cap off this week, we wanted to take a few minutes and look at the timeline that has now emerged one piece of the puzzle at a time. we now know that monday around 1:00 a.m. local time, four special top secret helicopters flew from afghanistan to abbottabad, pakistan. operation neptune spear had begun. there were about two dozen special operations commandos from the navy s elite s.e.a.l. team involved. s.e.a.l.s, as you know, go through difficult military training, considered the hardest military training in the world. for this operation, there was relentless practice. this compound was the home of osama bin laden s most trusted courier, a kuwaiti. the sprawling complex had protective walls as high as 18 feet, two security gates, a series of internal walls and
tell you we killed the you guys did a great job. fascinating new perspective from sunday night after the raid, after they learned the raid was successful. for the entire week that s followed until now, the reports have been poring in, new details all the time. to cap off this week, we wanted to take a few minutes and look at the timeline that has now emerged one piece of the puzzle at a time. we now know that monday around 1:00 a.m. local time, four special top secret helicopters flew from afghanistan to abbottabad, pakistan. operation neptune spear had begun. there were about two dozen special operations commandos from the navy s elite s.e.a.l. team involved. s.e.a.l.s, as you know, go through difficult military training, considered the hardest military training in the world. for this operation, there was relentless practice.