SSG Luke Murphy (Ret.) a Florida native was raised in Palm City, Fl and graduated from South Fork H.S. in 2000. He enlisted into the Florida National Guard at 17 years of age. Murphy was constantly being called to active duty after September 11, 2001, which made his goal of obtaining a B.S. degree difficult. In 2002 Murphy decided to terminate his National Guard contract in order to enlist into the regular Army, as a Infantrymen and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. Murphy led a fire team in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and contributed greatly in the Division's success of liberating three key cities and establishing a free and democratic Iraq.
Murphy returned to Iraq in 2005 as a Sergeant and was quickly promoted to Staff Sergeant while leading a 10 man reconnaissance team. Murphy was catastrophically wounded on April 25th 2006 on his second tour by an Improvised Explosive Devise, which removed his right leg, and mangled his left. Murphy received the Purple Heart and spent his last year as a soldier at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he received 27 surgeries and extensive physical therapy. SSG Murphy Retired after 7 and half years of service, and is currently a senior at Florida State University. Murphy hopes to once again serve the United States of America but as a public servant.
Name: SSG Luke E. Murphy, USA (Med. Ret.)
Date of injury: April 25, 2006
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Hometown: Palm City, Fl
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