Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Douglas Murphy and wife Helen Murphy Visit Manzano Mountain Crash Site
Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Douglas Murphy and his wife, Helen Murphy, hold momentos of Murphy’s late father in front of the Manzano Mountains at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 26, 2026. Douglas and Helen came to Kirtland to visit the Manzano Mountains, where his father, U.S. Army LTC Paul T. Murphy, died on a flight that crashed Sept. 14, 1977. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Maurice Casilla)