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It remains the worst single day loss in the s.e.a.l.s history. murphys parents received a medal of honor on behalf of their sign 2007, the nations highest award for valor. now a 500-foot long five story high navy destroyer is named the uss michael murphy. the ships dedication comes during the same week another elite s.e.a.l. team killed osama bin laden. >> this was payback time. without a doubt. >> reporter: an air force flight surgeon who recovered murphys body in the mountains couldnt miss thi...

Fundamentalist, striving to live according to his ultrastrict interpretation of the holy koran. >> no pictures, no music, and after that, not even tv. unless theres news. >> reporter: osamas religious devotion went beyond living a simple pious life. he had begun to believe it was his duty to prepare to one day fight for and defend islam. osamas training ground, the desolate saudi desert. the son of a multimillionaire was now preparing for a life without luxuries or even basic essentials, a life ...

Devotion went beyond living a simple pious life. he had begun to believe it was his duty to prepare to one day fight for and defend islam. osamas training ground, the desolate saudi desert. the son of a multimillionaire was now preparing for a life without luxuries or even basic essentials, a life as a holy warrior. >> i heard from his brothers when they go there, they sleep on the sand. theres no blanket if its cold, and they, you know -- like soldiers. >> reporter: batarfi had no desire to joi...

Group galvanize after his death. >> this could change the way the u.s. conducts the war on terrorism. lets bring in fran townsend and joining us from washington, security analyst peter bergen. fran, first of all, back september 17th, 2001, to see the pictures of president bush and the fortitude the american government had to track him down, its taken ten years. >> it has. lets remember, this was the culmination, the killing of bin laden is the culmination of a stronger intelligence community, ad...

Inside it. killed in hand to hand combat. private first class kahoohanohanos extraordinary heroism and selfless devotion to duty are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the seventh infantry division and the united states army. [ applause ]

Order of the mass. under john paul ii, and i think we saw it in some of his travels, there were masses with dancing and all sorts of native music which some people say went too far. i can what we saw today was a benedict xvi moment. >> its an act of devotion and a pep rally, sometimes a broadway musical. part of that was just the emotions of john paul shares with the people. a lot of times applauding and chanting, come on, but this way it leads you.

Meanwhile, the large tombstone which coughed the late popes grave for the past six years is to be taken to poland where it will be placed in a new church dedicated to the blessed, as he will be known, john paul ii. were watching live now the beatification ceremony under way in rome. jim bitterman and john allen are watching along with us. and once again, one is struck by the devotion. you know, dhurch fathers have said, this is not about john paul the pope -- >> i didnt hear the question. would ...

Which were ultimately not performed. that blood now a holy relic which will also be presented on this day of devotion to the memory of john paul ii. ♪ >> st. sylvia berlusconi. there are many nations represented and an enormous contingent from pollland. you can see their red and white banners identifying their city and their hometowns. john paul ii is the first italian pope in nearly five centuries embraced by the people

Premature of his mother, when karol was nine. three years later, in 1932, his older brother, edmund, also died, and then, in 1941, when he was 21, he also lost his father. brought up in a solid patriotic and religious tradition he learned from his father, a deeply christian man, piety and love for ones neighbor which he nourished with constant prayer and participation in the sacraments. the characteristics of his spirituality to which he remained faithful until his death, were a sincere devotion...

Of his talk today and wants us to get back to recognizing she is the perfect christian, follower of christ and john paul, was the holy man he was because of his deep devotion to our lady and the homily from pope benedict xvi will give us a perspective, why now and why this man, is being called blessed. >> eric: you are saying it is person because many people think of pope john paul ii and talk about communism, and what he did with the jewish relations and his accomplishments, visiting 129 countr...