Sayville Michael Murphy Team

09/05/2026

There Is Nothing We Can't Do Together!

Stay tuned for information for our 5th annual Sangria Salute...which is usually in late October.

In the meantime, it gives us great pleasure to announce that the South Shore Foundation's (SSTF) inaugural golf outing is scheduled for September 28th at the West Sayville Golf Course. A post-event gathering is scheduled for the Portly Villager.

Sponsorships are still available but are going fast! Even honorees are Mark and Maureen Casaburi. 95% of all funds are donated directly to worthwhile causes.

The mission of the South Shore Foundation is to raise funds and provide support through an emergency community fund for urgent situations affecting members of the community, especially Sayville families. The foundation prioritizes the privacy of those it helps over the public recognition of those who donate. It's about discrete giving because our friends and neighbors need help.

The South Shore Together Foundation is also launching a scholarship fund for exceptional senior athletes and non-athletes from Sayville High School. Foundation leaders believe participating in sports and school activities fosters character and virtue and that our youth will lead our community one day.

The leadership team is led by two generations of locals, friends and neighbors who've helped others for decades.....as well as their adult children. That is how we prepare the next generation to lead after we are gone. The gold trunk and branches in its logo reach upward, like our youth. Being young means having big dreams. Its purple roots reach humbly to the earth, to the water and nutrients that sustain us all. Being wise means being dependable, people you count on.

The Foundation is patterned after the BBP (or Bayport Blue Point) Foundation which has donated over $1,000,000 since it was founded in 1989.


If you know a solid, good people struggling to get on their feet, or if want to get involved to support the South Thore Together Foundation, you can email them at [email protected].

08/30/2026

Marcus Luttrell spoke recently before Congress on the benefits of Ibogaine, a psychedelic treatment for addiction and trauma. No single person is more responsible for the telling of the nature and details of Michael Murphy's sacrifice than Marcus Luttrell, who is the Lone Survivor. You can learn more about ibogaine from the charity's webpage: https://www.americansforibogaine.org/about/

Many admire SEALS and all members of the Armed Forces for putting their lives in peril in the service of our great country. But what price do veterans pay for their service, on both their physical and mental health? That is something all of us need to think more about.

If you want to do something about it, email your representative in Congress and the Senate to ask them to do whatever it takes to make ibogaine accessible to all who need it, especially our veterans. I list their contact information below.

Yet I also ask you to watch Marcus' testimony. You will learn a lot about the cost of war. Withholding a treatment that can help people who have given so much is the least this country can do.

Congressman Garbarino - https://garbarino.house.gov/contact
Congressman LaLota - https://lalota.house.gov/
Congressman Suozzi - https://suozzi.house.gov/address_authentication?form=/contact/request-an-appearance
Congresswoman Gillen - https://gillen.house.gov/contact
US Senator Gillibrand - https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/email-me/
US Senator Schumer - https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck

08/09/2026

Meet Jamie!

Jamie was named in honor of the late great Jamie Atkinson. A trustee for the LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum, Jamie was also a 2000 graduate of Sayville High School, the youngest chief in Community Ambulance history and a decorated MTA detective. Jamie lost his long, hard fight against 9-11 related cancer last summer.

The MTA bestowed another honor on Jamie. The MTA Tunnel for Towers team was named in his honor! Sign up for Team Jamie for this year's Tun to Towers 5K Run/Walk in Brooklyn on Sunday, September 27th: https://nycrun.t2t.org/teamjamiemtapd This year marks the 25th anniversary of 9-11.

08/02/2026

Great visit to the LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum from an important Stony Brook group:

https://sbmatters.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-honor-packs-leads-visit-to-museum-honoring-local-military-hero/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTcle9wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMXVKbDZUT0FaWFhVck11MFhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEepRViKUpqRWVOTMozDyQn7fQKEAD9FbosaZLU8xdCSArdLwjas-a8pCwbrQc_aem_OJZpNcmHveoZuliTyJ1DCw

On June 28, 2005, Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, a United States Navy SEAL officer, led a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team in the Hindu Kush mountains tasked with locating a key Taliban commander. During the mission, the team was ambushed and heavily outnumbered by anti-coalition militia. Under inte...

07/08/2026

The Sayville Michael Murphy Team could not be more proud to see the installation of a Pave Hawk helicopter and a desert patrol vehicle (DPV). The DPV acknowledges our team's work over these past eight years.

I appreciate the special recognition of the Cabrera, D'Andrea and Keghilian families and the rest our team. Both the helicopter and DPV were installed to honor the anniversary of Operation Red Wings (ORW). Michael Murphy sacrificed himself to give his team a chance to live in Afghanistan at Operation Red Wings.

Special thanks to Paul Doran Art/Photography - Long Island Nature for these wonderful photographs: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EUfEit3Ux/. The plaque for the DPV was from our team's photographs.

The mission of our team is to inspire devotion to the legacy of Michael Murphy and to weave the Museum into our civic fabric. We are succeeding thanks to the amazing generosity of residents from the Greater Sayville community.

06/28/2026

Come down today, Saturday, June 28th, at 130pm to remember the tragic loss of life 21 years ago at Operation Red Wings:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings

Michael Murphy gave his life for his team 21 years ago. It was the largest loss of life in the Special Forces at the time.

Today, the Museum is installing a Blackhawk-like (the Air Force’s version) to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice at Operation Red Wings.

06/23/2026

Run and Fun

Run and fun next Saturday for our local hero. Volunteer or join the run around Lake Ronkonkoma. Then head to the beach at Bodhi’s in Blue Point.

Donations support the programming and staff of the LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum.

06/13/2026

Blackhawk Helicopter on Montauk Highway, Saturday, June 13, 2026

At 2pm on Sunday, June 28th, the LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum is unveiling a Black Hawk helicopter at the Museum.

06/07/2026

Be sure to get involved in the festivities, whether you're running or volunteering. It's always a special day.

Race day is getting closer, and we’re excited to share the course map for the 2026 Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy Run Around the Lake! 🇺🇸🏃

Be sure to check out the route, water stops, parking information, shuttle bus locations, and Half Marathon details before race day so you’re ready to go from the moment you arrive.

We can’t wait to see the community come together once again to honor Murph’s legacy around Lake Ronkonkoma!

06/06/2026

Thank you Suffolk County News for this week's editorial on the origins and rules to care for and dispose of an American flag. Consider a subscription if you don't already have one: https://suffolkcountynews.creativecirclemedia.com/subscribe/

We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day. There were great celebrations in Bayport, Sayville, Oakdale and throughout Long Island. Long Islanders show up for the nation and for their hometowns. The Museum proudly hosted three hundred locals for a fun patriotic concert and four hundred athletes for a Murph Workout.

It's in that spirit that our team encourages runners and volunteers to support the legacy of Michael Murphy on June 27th. Come run or help out at the Run Around the Lake (Lake Ronkonkoma): https://murphsealmuseum.org/events/run-around-lake/ The event includes a 5k and the half marathon starts 7am. This event is proudly lead by the Ronkonkoma Rotary