Posted February 9, 2020 9:00 pm by Comments

By Ammoland

Slowed by muddy roads, the 5th Marines and reinforcing artillery move into their sector as the division occupied new positions along the Jamestown Line northeast of Seoul, Korea.

By Katie Lange

Medal of Honor Monday

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- For this week’s Medal of Honor Monday, we’re highlighting Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Murphy, a recipient who honorably served his fellow Marines during war, then spent the rest of his life serving them, as well.

Murphy was born Jan. 14, 1930, in Pueblo, Colorado. He had three brothers and a sister and said he loved to play sports growing up. He was finishing his bachelor’s degree in 1950 when the Korean War broke out.

Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Murphy
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Murphy, the Medal of Honor around his neck.

Toward the end of his senior year, the draft was becoming more of a concern, so Murphy got advice from two of his older brothers — both of whom had already served. He decided he would try to become an officer, so he joined the Marine Corps after graduation and earned his commission.

Murphy was placed in Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. It wasn’t long before he was sent …Read the Rest

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