110506KK330-237 BATH, Maine (May 6, 2011) Cindy Dietz, Maureen Murphy and Donna Axelson look at a copy of the brass plaque with the initials of their sons and other special operations forces who died during Operation Red Wings. Dietz, Murphy and Axelson were attending the Mast Stepping ceremony for Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Michael Murphy (DDG 112) at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Operation Red Wings was the single largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare since World War II. Navy

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