On April 12, 2013, my wife Dorothy, grandson Graham (13) and I attended the luncheon at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine, honoring Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Thomas Hudner and the Arleigh Burke Guided Missile Destroyer named for him, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116).

The attached PDF is a recent article I wrote telling the story of Tom’s heroic effort in trying to save his downed wingman and epitomizes the Military’s credo, “Leave No Man Behind!” (In viewing the PDF, please try both “View” and “Download” for the clearer presentation.)

Sally Holm, editor of ANDOVER, The Magazine Of Phillips Academy was responsible for editing and producing the article.

June 28th was the 8th anniversary of Operation Red Wings in which Navy SEAL Medal of Honor recipient Michael Murphy perished with 18 others. The USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) was commissioned last October and is now home-ported in Hawaii. We attended the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) Commissioning Ceremony last October. I wrote the story, which was posted in an earlier blog post.

With July 4th rapidly approaching, let’s all take a moment to remember our good fortune and the sacrifices of those who made it possible.

The sunset picture attached was taken by our daughter Jenny last week. Again try both “View” and “Download.” It looks to me like a DDG heading into a beautiful sunset.

Thanks and Happy 4th, George

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Capt Thomas Hudner

Operation Red Wings Lt. Michael Murphy

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