Posted at 9:37 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Military identifies Pearl Harbor SEAL killed in Afghanistan
Advertiser staff and wire reports
The two sailors were part of a four-man SEAL team that went missing June 28. A third sailor was rescued and a fourth remains unaccounted for.
The search for the four sailors ended in a fatal helicopter crash that claimed the life of 16 military personnel, including three additional Pearl Harbor SEALs.
Murphy was assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One.
Also identified today was Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz, 25, of Littleton, Colo.
Dietz was assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Virginia Beach, Va.
A Pentagon news release states "Both died while conducting counter-terrorism operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan."
No other details were released.
