Ronkonkoma Rotary's Run Around The Lake Presented By:
Ronkonkoma Rotary's Run Around the Lake is a fundraiser to support veteran causes honoring the men and women who made great sacrifices to protect our great nation
Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy
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He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
Local Hero, Michael Murphy, was born and raised on Long Island where he served as a Town of Brookhaven lifeguard at Lake Ronkonkoma. Michael graduated from Penn State University with Honors, and instead of attending Law School, joined the Navy SEALs.
He was 29 years old in June 2005, when he perished in a fierce firefight in mountainous terrain along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Operation Red Wings.
The Silver Star
Purple Heart
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
NEVER FORGET
Navy Seal Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy was posthumously awarded The Medal of Honor, The Silver Star, Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Our Mission
Our Mission is to honor Navy Seal Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy and the 19 other heroes of Operation Red Wings, a special reconnaissance unit in pursuit of a high level terrorist on June 28, 2005
As a barrage of bullets flew at his open position, Navy Seal Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy was heard saying "Thank You" before hanging up the call to save his Navy Seal team.
To learn more about Michael's sacrifice and Operation Red Wings please watch video below
Around The Lake Beneficiaries
Commemorate your 2024 Murphy Run and support the LT Michael P Murphy Navy Seal Museum
The race was started in 1980 by the Ronkonkoma Rotary.
In 1980 the Run Around the Lake was introduced with 35 runners on a certified Four Mile Course. In 2011, Dan Murphy, Father of Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy, approached the Ronkonkma Rotary to ask if we would team up with the Michael Murphy Foundation and use the race to honor and remember his son and the other men who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Red Wings.
Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy
Michael Patrick “Murph” Murphy (May 7, 1976-June 28, 2005) Local Hero, Michael Murphy, was born and raised on Long Island where he served as a Town of Brookhaven lifeguard at Lake Ronkonkoma. Instead of attending Law School at Penn State, he joined the Navy Seals.
Operation Red Wings
Operation Red Wings (June 28, 2005) was a reconnaissance mission in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan involving four members of the Navy SEALs. The SEAL team was outnumbered in a fierce firefight after they were spotted by local nationals. Pinned down and severely wounded, there was no signal available to make a distress call.
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