Audie Murphy: America's Most Decorated Soldier
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Audie Murphy's story is one of the quintessential American stories; yet, chances are, many Americans have never even heard of his name. Here's his story.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.5 | Adventure should never come with a pause button. |
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| 0:44.5 | Music or wherever you get your podcast. And we continue with our American stories, |
| 0:47.1 | and we're about to tell you one of the quintessential American stories |
| 0:50.8 | about one of the most esteemed of our American vets. |
| 0:55.7 | Yet chances are, many of you've esteemed of our American vets. Yet, chances are, |
| 1:01.7 | many of you've never heard this man's name before. And now let's go to the story of Audie Murphy. He had over 250 kills in World War II. He is America's most decorated soldier, |
| 1:10.6 | having received every award, citation, and decoration |
| 1:13.6 | the Army could give, including the Medal of Honor. |
| 1:17.6 | All before he turned 20, though he looked 14. |
| 1:23.6 | He became a movie star and wrote 17 songs which were recorded by guys like Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher, Porter Wagner, Jimmy Dean, and Charlie Pride. |
| 1:34.3 | He wrote a best-selling autobiography and starred in its film adaptation, which became Universal Studios' highest grossing film for 20 years, |
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