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Patrick Murphy, Candidate for U.S. Congress
Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District

Brian
Iraq Veteran and Philadelphian

Music by Dabney Morris, Guster, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

Patrick Murphy
Candidate for U.S. Congress
Website

Patrick Murphy is an Iraq War veteran, former West Point professor, and criminal prosecutor. Born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia he was the youngest of three to a Philadelphia police officer and career legal secretary. He now lives in Bristol with his wife, Jennifer Murphy, a tax attorney born and raised in Lower Makefield.

Brian
Iraq Veteran and Philadelphian

Brian, whose last name we did not use in this show to protect his identity served bravely in the United States Armed Forces in Iraq. We sat down with Brian to discuss his experiences while overseas and we asked him to give us his view on the way forward in Iraq.