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Two years after his death in a harrowing firefight on an Afghanistan mountaintop, Lt. Michael Murphy, a SEAL from Long Island, N.Y., will receive the nation’s highest combat honor, the Medal of Honor, Navy officials have confirmed.</p>

<p>Lt. Ligia Cohen, a spokeswoman at the Pentagon, confirmed the award.</p>

<p>The announcement of the Medal of Honor — the first awarded to a Navy officer or sailor for combat actions in Iraq or Afghanistan — was made Thursday during a White House briefing…

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