Audie, son of poor Texas sharecroppers, rose to national fame as the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. 

Heroism - epitomized by the fact that he refuses medical help when most needed, as when he stood upon a tank, which could explode at any time, and solely shot down an entire opposing infantry, after ordering his troops behind him, and into the woods for safety, they all looked in awe as Audie defeated an entire infantry by himself.

Audie always did things beyond the call of duty, no one ever asked him to do the heroic things he did - it was his nature. Credited with either killing over 240 of the enemy while wounding and capturing many others, he became a legend within the 3rd Infantry Division.  He entered the Army as private and rose to be be a 2nd Lieutenant.

Audie was wounded three times. He served in nine (9) campaigns in Italy, France & Germany earning 33 awards, the most of any WWII serviceman. The most coveted being the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Audie suffered from what is now known as Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTS).  Always an advocate for the needs of veterans, he broke the taboo about discussing war related mental problems after this experience.   In a effort to draw attention to the problems of returning Korean and Vietnam War veterans, Audie Murphy spoke-out candidly about his personal problems with PTS, then known as "Battle Fatigue". He publicly called for United States government to give more consideration and study to the emotional impact war has on veterans and to extend health care benefits to address PTS and other mental health problems of returning war vets.

After the war Audie became a famous movie actor. He starred in "To Hell and Back".  the movie based on his actual life in the Army.  He was killed in a plane crash outside of Roanoke, Virginia at the age of 46 while on a business trip, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery , Arlington, Virginia, USA near the Amphitheater, his is the 2nd most visited gravesite year round. President Kennedy's grave is the most visited.

Listen to his recruit talk to those young men who he recommended they begin a career in the Army.