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Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) leads Council in honoring Northeast Philadelphia-born Patrick Murphy, now Acting Secretary of the US Army.
Murphy was also the first Iraq War Veteran elected to US Congress and served the PA 8th from 2007 to 2011.
A
Folks,
one
off
again
I
will
write
or
a
little
bit.
We
want
to
make
a
special
presentation
to
have
your
attention.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
At
this
time
the
chair
recognizes
councilman
Kenyatta
Johnson,
who
presented
a
resolution
congratulating
Patrick
Murphy
with
Patrick
Murphy
and
those
accompanying
him.
Please
join
the
councilmen
at
the
podium
in
joining
the
councilmen,
we
have
councilman
Heenan
councilman
grave
councilman,
No
councilmember
Parker
councilman
Jones
Councilwoman,
give
Councilwoman
Rose
well
Cal
Smith
Lilith
bass.
B
Those
who
give
up
their
lives
every
single
day
serving
our
country
and
that's
in
the
position
of
acting
secretary
of
the
United
States
Army.
As
the
counsel
body.
We
have
done
great
work
with
our
council
president
and
the
support
of
the
members
of
this
body
to
create
the
Commission
on
Veterans
Affairs.
D
D
How
proud
we
are
in
the
Commonwealth
and
how
proud
we
are
to
have
him
serve
at
his
capacity
and
how
proud
I
am
to
be
his
friend
for
for
many
many
years
and
want
to
thank
the
president,
United
States
for
recognizing
this
great
talent
in
the
future
in
the
future
of
the
Secretary
of
Army
in
the
armed
services.
Whereas
a
secretary
of
the
army,
Patrick
Murphy,
has
responsibility
for
all
members
relating
and
matters
relating
to
the
United,
States
Army
manpower
personnel,
reserved
Affairs
installation,
environmental
issues,
weapon
systems
and
equipment,
acquisition,
communication
and
financial
management
and.
G
And
as
we're
congratulating
secretary
Murphy
and
the
bloodline
goes
back
to
South,
Philadelphia
councilman,
Johnson
myself
and
the
proposed
families
here
also
still
in
South
Philadelphia,
very
strong.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
we
note
that
whereas
Patrick
Murphy
is
the
first
Iraqi
war
veteran
to
be
elected
to
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives
and.
I
Have
to
make
a
couple
comments
as
well:
I'm,
just
gonna,
say
the
this
body
has
done
a
number
of
things,
one
of
which
was
to
support
a
u.s.
army,
green
beret,
who
stepped
up
to
protect
the
child
from
rape
and
abuse
and
brutalization,
and
was
in
the
process
of
being
removed
from
the
military
and
I'm
proud
to
say
that
he
will
remain
under
secretary
Murphy's
watch
and
the
decision
of
the
board,
but
with
the
secretary
signature.
I
C
I
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
council
president,
thank
you
for
gonna,
be
honored
to
be
here
today
to
all
the
great
public
servants
on
this
Dyess.
Thank
you
for
you.
Do
for
the
assistance
of
Philadelphia
every
single
day,
there's
so
many
families
that
look
upon
your
leadership
and
you
are
delivering
for
all
of
them
and
we
were
so
grateful
for
that
leadership.
I
do
want
to
especially
thank
councilman
Kiana
Johnson
KJ.
Thank
you
so
much.
J
You
are
a
true
public
servant
in
that,
when
I
tell
people
they
should
join
the
military,
you
should
go
into
public
service
and
it'll
help
you
become
a
better
leader
and
that
public
service
comes
in
many
different
forms.
For
me,
it
was
you
know,
as
a
19
year
old,
joining
the
army
for
you,
as
in
City
Year,
but
your
leadership,
not
just
here
in
Philadelphia
but
in
City
Year,
the
house
representatives
in
Harrisburg,
but
now
as
councilman,
is
second
and
on,
and
thank
you
so
much.
J
Grateful
my
wife
Jenny
is
here,
are
our
nine-year-old
daughter,
Maggie,
Murphy
and
her
six
year
old
son
Jack
are
watching,
but
I
will
never
forget
that
I
would
not
be
here
if
it
wasn't
for
folks
on
the
stage
and
folks
that
were
in
this
building
and
folks
and
the
city
of
Philadelphia
I
have
been
very
blessed
in
my
life
and
that
I
grew
up
in
a
real
house
and
that
you
know
I,
look
at
these
young
messengers
and
other
folks
that
work
here.
I
was
one
of
these
young
messengers
that
worked
every
day.
J
I
would
take
this
up
to
the
20
bus
and
then
elevate
a
train
here
working
my
way
up,
because
my
mom
was
a
secretary.
My
father
was
a
filthy
police
officer,
said
I.
Want
you
to
look
at
these
professionals,
I
want
you
to
look
and
aspire
to
be
something
and
that
roll
house
mentality,
the
folks
that
you
take
care
of
your
neighborhood
there's
a
same
mentality
that
we
have
in
the
army
that
you
take
care
of
the
person
on
your
left
and
your
right
because
you're
there
for
a
higher
purpose.
J
You
are
there
to
be
selfless.
You
were
there
to
be
what
we
call
in
the
Bible.
Someone
with
a
servant's
heart
and
I
am
just
grateful
to
be
here.
I
wouldn't
be
here
if
it
wasn't
for
the
1
million
soldiers
that
defend
our
nation
every
day
and
I
will
tell
you
very
quickly
that,
if
there's,
if
you're
watching
at
home-
and
if
you
have
a
son
or
daughter
or
niece
or
nephew
or
grandson
or
granddaughter
that's
thinking
about
it,
the
army
is
America's
varsity
team.
J
The
army
is
founded
in
Philadelphia
when
President
Obama
as
an
emergency,
has
to
respond
as
a
world
leader
when
last
year,
where
we
had
thousands
of
innocents
being
killed
by
a
virus
called
Ebola
in
Africa
Barack
Obama
won
$20,000
won
his
colony
United
States
Army,
and
it
was
the
hunter
first
Airborne
Division
and
went
and
solved
that
virus
and
saved
tens
of
thousands
of
lives.
When
we
have
a
national
disaster
in
our
own
country
and
the
governor's
pick
up
the
phone
to
dial
nine-one-one,
they
are
calling
the
United
States
Army
our
National
Guard,
to
respond.
J
We
have
a
lot
to
be
proud
of,
but
it's
the
next
generation
that
we
need.
Those
sons
and
daughters
to
nieces
and
nephews,
those
granddaughters
and
grandsons
to
join
our
ranks
every
year.
We
have
about
a
hundred
thousand
folks
in
our
ranks
to
do
something
greater
than
themselves.
I
look
out
there
and
I
look
at
the
next
generation
and
it's
hard
not
to
be
inspired.
I've
been
to
Iraq
and
Afghanistan,
as
their
Secretary
of
the
army.
J
J
It's
that
time
that
you
will
leave
our
army
with
the
love
of
country
stamped
on
your
heart,
and
you
won't
go
on
to
do
great
things.
You
look
at
Comcast,
Ralph,
Roberts,
built
Comcast
and
he's
a
veteran.
You
look
at
Verizon
right
now
that
CEO
is
a
veteran.
You
look
just
north
in
Bucks,
County
Pennsylvania,
the
largest
healthcare
company
world,
is
Johnson
&
Johnson.
That
CEO
was
run
by
an
Army
veteran,
an
Army
Ranger
Alex
Wurz
and
our
small
businesses
across
Philadelphia
across
this
nation
that
are
run
by
veterans.
You
become
a
civic
asset.
J
You
are
more
likely
to
be
employed.
You
will
make
on
average
ten
thousand
dollars
more
a
year
than
civilian
counterparts.
You
are
more
likely
to
vote
in
elections,
no
matter
what
your
political
persuasion
is.
You
become
a
leader
in
your
community
because
you
have
that
servant's
heart
and
you
are
become
a
leader
of
character
for
a
lifetime
of
service,
so
to
be
part
again
of
this
great
organization
called
the
United
States
Army
this
family
as
their
secretary,
the
Army.
It's
an
honor
councilman.
J
Thank
you
for
this
great
honor,
for
my
family
and
for
our
army
and
make
sure
you
remember
we'll
be
back
here
for
Aafia
on
June
14th.
It's
not
just
Flag
Day.
It's
also
the
Army's
birthday
for
242
years
old
I've
only
been
part
of
her
42
of
those
years,
but
you
know
242.
We
look
good
for
being
242,
but
god
bless
all
of
you
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
service
and
for
your
leadership.