Geronimo, Colonel Murphy

Posted By Blackfive

Awesome article about Colonel Bob Murphy being laid to rest (probably in the front leaning rest position)...

The paratroopers of WWII, Korea and Viet Nam were my role models.  Bob Murphy enlisted at 17, fought in several campaigns before D-Day, and was the first paratrooper on the ground in St. Mere Eglise, France.  He was a Pathfinder (A-505), first in, last out.

From Boston.com:

...One pathfinder job was to mark the drop zones for the paratroopers to follow. "Bob was the first on the ground and the last to leave," Nightingale said.

Mr. Murphy's role as paratrooper in the Normandy landing is depicted in Cornelius Ryan's book "The Longest Day" and the film based on it, as well as in Mr. Murphy's own book, "No Better Place to Die."

Mr. Murphy, who retired from the Army as a highly decorated colonel and became a Boston lawyer and state assistant attorney general, died of cancer at Cape Cod Hospital on Oct. 3. He was 83 and had lived in South Dennis and Bonita Springs, Fla...

Colonel Murphy passed away on Friday after a fight with cancer.  On Sunday, 2,000 townspeople of St. Mere-Eglise turned out for a funeral to honor him.

As Colonel Murphy was laid to rest yesterday in Massachusets, an honor guard from the 82nd Airborne Division was there for him.

Godspeed, Colonel.  I'm sure you executed the most perfect PLF into Heaven.

Airborne...

Update:  A film is being made from his book "No Better Place to Die".  Dale Dye is the director.

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Geronimo, Colonel Murphy

Awesome article about Colonel Bob Murphy being laid to rest (probably in the front leaning rest position)...

The paratroopers of WWII, Korea and Viet Nam were my role models.  Bob Murphy enlisted at 17, fought in several campaigns before D-Day, and was the first paratrooper on the ground in St. Mere Eglise, France.  He was a Pathfinder (A-505), first in, last out.

From Boston.com:

...One pathfinder job was to mark the drop zones for the paratroopers to follow. "Bob was the first on the ground and the last to leave," Nightingale said.

Mr. Murphy's role as paratrooper in the Normandy landing is depicted in Cornelius Ryan's book "The Longest Day" and the film based on it, as well as in Mr. Murphy's own book, "No Better Place to Die."

Mr. Murphy, who retired from the Army as a highly decorated colonel and became a Boston lawyer and state assistant attorney general, died of cancer at Cape Cod Hospital on Oct. 3. He was 83 and had lived in South Dennis and Bonita Springs, Fla...

Colonel Murphy passed away on Friday after a fight with cancer.  On Sunday, 2,000 townspeople of St. Mere-Eglise turned out for a funeral to honor him.

As Colonel Murphy was laid to rest yesterday in Massachusets, an honor guard from the 82nd Airborne Division was there for him.

Godspeed, Colonel.  I'm sure you executed the most perfect PLF into Heaven.

Airborne...

Update:  A film is being made from his book "No Better Place to Die".  Dale Dye is the director.

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