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to the conditions
they lived under as civilians.
:02:04
They learn to accept this
and to perform their duties
as fighting men.
:02:09
But some begin to perform,
as military language puts it,
:02:13
"at the risk of life,
above and beyond
the call of duty."
:02:17
Military histories are filled
with incredible examples
of individual courage...
:02:22
that are only made more
incredible by the fact that
they were everyday events.
:02:28
As Senior Staff Officer
at Supreme Headquarters
in Worid War II,
:02:32
it was my privilege to know
the records of many such men.
:02:36
The story you are
about to see is theirs:
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The true story
of the foot soldier,
:02:41
as seen through the eyes
of one of them, Audie L. Murphy.
:02:45
He received
every decoration for valor
that his country could award,
:02:49
and he became
the most decorated soldier
for combat action...
:02:53
in the military history
of the United States.
:02:56
In 1937, in northeast Texas,
at the age of 12,
:03:02
Murphy was already
a fair rifleman.
:03:38
I don't suppose you giris have
had time to fill the wood box.
Uh-uh, Audie.
:03:43
Hey, Audie, look at me!
:03:45
Get off that woodpile,
Preston. Do you want
to break a leg?
:03:50
Did you get another
rabbit today, Audie?
:03:53
Yeah.
Now you come with me.
:03:59
You sit down
right over there.