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Conservative district. he ended up lotsing his seat in the big red republican wave of 2010. even though he knew he was from a very tough district for a democrat, patrick murphy led with his heart and made him the lead advocate of don't ask, don't tell. as a straight man and a combat veteran representing a conservative district. he did that even though he knew he would pay for it at home. patrick murphy is a fundamentally good person. he has done a show focused on veterans issues here at msnbc. you may have seen it, "taking the hill." he's also been a frequent guest on this show. in may you mig...

The first iraq war veteran ever elected to the u.s. congress. patrick murphy. captain in the 82nd airborne combat veteran, winner of the bronze star me came back from baghdad in 2004, decided to run for congress in 2005. he beat a republican incumbent. went to washington as an anti-iraq war vet. he held on for two terms in a conservative district. ended up losing his seat in the big red republican wave of 2010. even though he knew he was from a tough district in democrat, patrick murphy led with his heart and made him the lead advocate of don't ask, don't tell. as a straight man and a combat v...

Called "taking the hill." it's about veterans, veterans navigating their way through life and continued service and politics and everything after they have come home from serving in war. i'm here to tell you tonight that "taking the hill" patrick murphy's show is going away. it's going away fwr the best of all possible reasons. the white house announced its nomination of former congressman patrick murphy to serve as the undersecretary of the united states army. second highest ranking civilian position in the army. it's a huge deal. and honestly couldn't happen to a better guy. patrick murphy w...

Should not be a political one. it really should be focused on service and sacrifice and honor among those who volunteered to serve their country, because this was the first conflict of its size and duration that has involved an all-volunteer force. >> thank you so much for joining us, robert and kayla, on "taking the hill" hope to see you both soon. >> thank you, patrick. >> thank you for having me. now to a tribute to old glory. an artist has made it his life's work to create murals for the american flag and he's done it thousands of times. msnbc military analyst colonel jack jacobs introdu...