Patrick J. Murphy

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    Coach the Grundy Senators Squirt Youth Hockey Program in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Certified USA Hockey coach.

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  • Taking the Hill: From Philly to Baghdad to the United States Congress

    Henry Holt

    “Taking the Hill shows us why Patrick Murphy is one of the brightest stars in the next generation of American leaders. With characteristic passion and candor, Murphy gives us a powerful indictment of the Bush administration's failures in Iraq. And his inspiring life's story offers hope to all who have the courage and determination to reach for the American Dream.”—Barack Obama

    “From Bosnia to Baghdad to the Kerry campaign and Murphy family’s dinner table in the working neighborhoods of…

    “Taking the Hill shows us why Patrick Murphy is one of the brightest stars in the next generation of American leaders. With characteristic passion and candor, Murphy gives us a powerful indictment of the Bush administration's failures in Iraq. And his inspiring life's story offers hope to all who have the courage and determination to reach for the American Dream.”—Barack Obama

    “From Bosnia to Baghdad to the Kerry campaign and Murphy family’s dinner table in the working neighborhoods of Pennsylvania, the pages of Taking the Hill overflow with hair-raising adventures, thoughtful observations, and a story of service, sacrifice, and good old fashioned courage. Accomplished as a professor, paratrooper, and now a public servant—Patrick Murphy is an American original with a voice we’ll be hearing for decades to come.”—John Kerry

    "Political observers have buzzed about Patrick Murphy as the only member of Congress to have served in Iraq. Yet in these pages, he thinks of himself as the son of a cop and legal secretary whose best friend works for Budweiser. And therein lies the lesson he offers in this account of his meteoric political rise. This is a story of humility, honesty, and honor which will serve the politician and non-politician well."—Michael Smerconish, radio host, columnist and author

    “My hero Winston Churchill said that "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all the others." Congressman Murphy, a soldier-politician of this new century, is the living proof of that. As a Philadelphia guy myself, I take great pride in Pat Murphy and got a wild kick reading about his exciting young life. Like him I grew up in Northeast Philly and spent so much of my time in nearby Bucks County. I can't believe how much this young fellow has done - lawyer, prosecutor, paratrooper, national legislator. This guy was born airborne.”—Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC's Hardball

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Honors & Awards

  • President John F. Kennedy ‘New Frontier Award’

    John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

    Remarks by Caroline Kennedy
    It is great to be here to present the 2009 New Frontier Awards. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Presidency, it is inspiring that my father’s call to service is still being answered by people like the two young Americans we honor today.

    I was lucky to grow up in a family that believed that we are never too old, or too young, to serve others. We learned from the example of the adults around us, like my aunt Eunice and my uncle Teddy, that…

    Remarks by Caroline Kennedy
    It is great to be here to present the 2009 New Frontier Awards. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Presidency, it is inspiring that my father’s call to service is still being answered by people like the two young Americans we honor today.

    I was lucky to grow up in a family that believed that we are never too old, or too young, to serve others. We learned from the example of the adults around us, like my aunt Eunice and my uncle Teddy, that the happiest people are those who work to improve the lives of others, and that we each have the power and the responsibility to make the world a better place. The New Frontier Awards were founded to celebrate this simple profound idea.

    Some people change the world in a classroom, a garden, or a family. Others like Patrick Murphy, serve in the military, enter politics and do it on a larger scale. And a very few people, like Rebecca Onie create a completely new paradigm and help the rest of us see things in a different way.

    The remarkable thing is that leaders like Patrick Murphy and Rebecca Onie usually don’t think they are doing anything extraordinary. They just see something that needs to be done and they do it. If they are facing a choice between the usual way and a better more challenging way, they don’t even see it as a choice.

    That is the kind of leadership that President Kennedy embodied, and that these Awards celebrate today.

    As a joint endeavor of the Institute of Politics here at Harvard, and the John F. Kennedy Library, and presented here in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, where my brother worked to attract a new generation to care about public service, these awards are very special to our family. https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/new-frontier-award/award-recipients/patrick-murphy-20096

  • Bronze Star for Service in Iraq (2003-2004)

    United States Army

    Captain Patrick J. Murphy led his 2nd brigade combat team, 82nd Airborne Division, BOLT team prosecuting high-level terrorists in the highest court in Iraq, including Sheik Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, a lieutenant of Muqtada al-Sadr. His https://ctc.westpoint.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/CTCSentinel-Vol2Iss1.pdf
    Murphy’s personal awards include:

    Bronze Star Medal for Service (Baghdad, Iraq 2003-04)
    Presidential Unit Citation, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne…

    Captain Patrick J. Murphy led his 2nd brigade combat team, 82nd Airborne Division, BOLT team prosecuting high-level terrorists in the highest court in Iraq, including Sheik Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, a lieutenant of Muqtada al-Sadr. His https://ctc.westpoint.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/CTCSentinel-Vol2Iss1.pdf
    Murphy’s personal awards include:

    Bronze Star Medal for Service (Baghdad, Iraq 2003-04)
    Presidential Unit Citation, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
    Meritorious Service Medal
    Army Commendation Medals
    Army Achievement Medals
    Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
    National Defense Service Medal
    Iraq Campaign Medal
    Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
    Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
    Army Service Ribbon
    German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge - Gold Standard
    Airborne & Air Assault Qualified

  • 2021 Emmy Award

    Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

    Murphy believes television and film can make positive changes in society and earned his first Emmy Award in 2021 with Al Roker in a DocuSeries entitled, Side by Side: Celebration of Service highlighting heroic nurses during Covid. https://youtu.be/JpPkFxtJnBk He has also earned a CLIO Award for his ‘Taking the Hill’ NBC show in conjunction with Imagine Dragons and the Wounded Warrior Project.

  • Army ROTC Hall of Fame

    US Army

    In 2016, Murphy was inducted into the inaugural class of the Army ROTC Hall of Fame, along with Colin Powell, George C. Marshall, and Mark Milley. The US Army ROTC program is the largest commissioning source for military officers, with over 1 million commissioned as lieutenants. https://www.army.mil/article/169167/rotc_has_minted_over_1000000_new_lieutenants_during_its_100_year_history

  • The President Dwight Eisenhower Award for Public Service

    Student Veterans of America

    In 2020, the Student Veterans of America honored Murphy with the Eisenhower Distinguished Public Service Award. https://usveteransmagazine.com/student-veterans-america-natcon-2020/

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    LinkedIn User

    “I was going through pictures of the Student Leader Union's 2012 Bucks County Student Leadership Conference, and I wanted to publicly thank Mr. Patrick Murphy for his hard work and his willingness to help. I came to Mr. Murphy with an urgent request for help: it was just two days before the conference when our keynote speaker told me that he had a last-minute conflict that he couldn't miss. I was left with no keynote speaker and virtually no time. I badly needed a dynamic speaker to inspire the middle and high school age students who would be attending. I didn't know Mr. Murphy, but I sent him an e-mail explaining our cause and asking for help. Within a few hours, Mr. Murphy had made the necessary arrangement to help me out and serve as the keynote speaker for our event. Despite the time crunch, he came to the conference with an inspiring speech about leadership and his service to the Bucks County community. I could tell he worked hard to make this speech special for the student attendees. Students were talking about Mr. Murphy's speech for months after the conference. Mr. Murphy is professional, accessible, and an expert-level speaker. Most importantly, he's a "good guy" who's always happy to help.”

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