Staff Sgt Stephen L. Murphy
Born: April 27, 1973 in Gardner, Massachusetts
Died: November 9, 2009 in Iraq
Staff Sgt Stephen L. Murphy of Troy New Hampshire is the son of Carol A. Murray Murphy and Steve Packard. Growing up in Troy and Jaffrey, he was a graduate of Conant High School. While attending high school he participated on the school’s ski team and on the track and field team. In his early childhood he was a member of the Marlborough, NH Cub Scouts and participated in the local 4-H Group for several years. He also attended Camp Fatima, and served as an altar boy at St. Joseph Church in Fitzwilliam, NH. He enjoyed playing his guitar, a prize possession, modeled after one played by Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhodes. He especially enjoyed spending time with his many friends. He was an avid cross-country skier and while in the Marine Corp, he was training to hopefully one day participate on the Olympic cross country ski team. He enlisted in the Marine Corp in February of 1993. During his 16 years with the Marine Corp, he served in the United States European Command, Marine Corps Forces Pacific, US Forces Korea and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is survived by his mother, Carol A. Murphy, 3 sisters; Lisa Voisnet, Shelley Murphy and Christina Metcalf, an uncle, John Murray. He died at age 36 while serving in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Marines
2nd Intelligence Battalion
II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Burial is at Mountain View in Troy, New Hampshire
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