05/25/2026
Today team members completed the annual MURPH Hero Workout in honor of Lieutenant Michael Murphy who gave his life during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in July of 2005.
We also remember those NYPD members who have laid down their lives for our freedom, fighting wars on foreign soil to provide peace at home. These sacrifices date back to February 27, 1918, when ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ was killed in action during WWI.
More recently we have lost ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐จ๐ง who gave his life during the Iraq War on August 2, 2005. James was killed by sniper fire while climbing a guard tower at Camp Victory in Baghdad. Jamesโ legacy lives on through the James McNaughton Foundation. His family is also very active in the Wounded Warrior Community.
On October 22, 2008 ๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ was killed after a roadside bomb detonated in Bela Beluk, Afghanistan. Deon had previously served four years of active duty service with the US Army before reenlisting with the National Guard. The Sergeant Deon L. Taylor Memorial Sports field can be found at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.
๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง was killed on December 21, 2015 by a su***de bomber near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Lemm was a 15 year veteran of the NYPD and had previously deployed to Iraq. Lemm is survived by his wife, Christine, his daughter, Brooke; and his son, Ryan. The Joseph Lemm Superman statue can be seen at the entrance to The Police Academy.
Today and everyday we are grateful to the men and women who have given their lives so that we may live free.