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<p>[QUOTE="Dean Marvel, post: 2804534, member: 88828"]My choice is Audie Murphy. A true hero and then an icon.</p><p> </p><p>Audie Leon Murphy was the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, receiving nearly every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as from France and Belgium for heroism.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy" rel="nofollow"> </a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+born&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQEstOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWSflFeQAf9371JQAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIogEoADAW" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+born&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQEstOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWSflFeQAf9371JQAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIogEoADAW" rel="nofollow">Born</a>: June 20, 1925, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Kingston+Texas&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxTZLKC4vLtcSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVVJ-UR4AZmUYeTEAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIowEoATAW" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Kingston+Texas&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxTZLKC4vLtcSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVVJ-UR4AZmUYeTEAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIowEoATAW" rel="nofollow">Kingston, TX</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+died&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQks9OttIvSM0vyEnVT0lNTk0sTk2JL0gtKs7Ps0rJTE0BAJr4mlAuAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIpgEoADAX" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+died&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQks9OttIvSM0vyEnVT0lNTk0sTk2JL0gtKs7Ps0rJTE0BAJr4mlAuAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIpgEoADAX" rel="nofollow">Died</a>: May 28, 1971, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Catawba+Virginia&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxjcqKjQySteSzk630C1LzC3JS9VNSk1MTi1NT4gtSi4rz86xSMlNTAMl-zpM6AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIpwEoATAX" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Catawba+Virginia&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxjcqKjQySteSzk630C1LzC3JS9VNSk1MTi1NT4gtSi4rz86xSMlNTAMl-zpM6AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIpwEoATAX" rel="nofollow">Catawba, VA</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+height&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQkshOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWGamZ6RklAO31JHEnAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIqgEoADAY" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+height&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQkshOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWGamZ6RklAO31JHEnAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIqgEoADAY" rel="nofollow">Height</a>: 5′ 5″</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+children&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQkspOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWyRmZOSlFqXkAW4JwDSkAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIrQEoADAZ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" 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href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=James+Shannon+Murphy&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxM6pMilOytaSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVXJGZk5KUWoeAGHpUkI1AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIrwEoAjAZ" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=James+Shannon+Murphy&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxM6pMilOytaSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVXJGZk5KUWoeAGHpUkI1AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIrwEoAjAZ" rel="nofollow">James Shannon Murphy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+awards&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQkskot9JPzs_JSU0uyczP0y9IzS_ISbVKLE8sSikGAGix_h0rAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIsgEoADAa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" 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[QUOTE="Dean Marvel, post: 2804534, member: 88828"]My choice is Audie Murphy. A true hero and then an icon. Audie Leon Murphy was the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, receiving nearly every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as from France and Belgium for heroism.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy'] [/URL] [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+born&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQEstOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWSflFeQAf9371JQAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIogEoADAW']Born[/URL]: June 20, 1925, [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Kingston+Texas&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxTZLKC4vLtcSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVVJ-UR4AZmUYeTEAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIowEoATAW']Kingston, TX[/URL] [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+died&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQks9OttIvSM0vyEnVT0lNTk0sTk2JL0gtKs7Ps0rJTE0BAJr4mlAuAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIpgEoADAX']Died[/URL]: May 28, 1971, [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Catawba+Virginia&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxjcqKjQySteSzk630C1LzC3JS9VNSk1MTi1NT4gtSi4rz86xSMlNTAMl-zpM6AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIpwEoATAX']Catawba, VA[/URL] [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+height&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQkshOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWGamZ6RklAO31JHEnAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIqgEoADAY']Height[/URL]: 5′ 5″ [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+children&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQkspOttIvSM0vyEkFUkXF-XlWyRmZOSlFqXkAW4JwDSkAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIrQEoADAZ']Children[/URL]: [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Terrance+Michael+Murphy&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxM6pMilOStKSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVXJGZk5KUWoeAOf1iY81AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIrgEoATAZ']Terrance Michael Murphy[/URL], [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=James+Shannon+Murphy&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gIxM6pMilOytaSyk630C1LzC3JSgVRRcX6eVXJGZk5KUWoeAGHpUkI1AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIrwEoAjAZ']James Shannon Murphy[/URL] [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=audie+murphy+awards&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzDQkskot9JPzs_JSU0uyczP0y9IzS_ISbVKLE8sSikGAGix_h0rAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQ6BMIsgEoADAa']Awards[/URL]: [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Medal+of+Honor&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQgjBNk3PMtGQyyq30k_NzclKTSzLz8_QLUvMLclKtEssTi1KKAVQ1gVk2AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMIswEoATAa']Medal of Honor[/URL], [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Distinguished+Service+Cross&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQAjON0sqzjbVkMsqt9JPzc3JSk0sy8_P0C1LzC3JSrRLLE4tSigFGnlaDNgAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMItAEoAjAa']Distinguished Service Cross[/URL], [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Bronze+Star&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gAzswtKtGQyyq30k_NzclKTSzLz8_QLUvMLclKtEssTi1KKAQqqCog1AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMItQEoAzAa']Bronze Star Medal[/URL], [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Purple+Heart&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQ4gAxzSzS87RkMsqt9JPzc3JSk0sy8_P0C1LzC3JSrRLLE4tSigEjy9UFNQAAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMItgEoBDAa']Purple Heart[/URL], [URL='https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=805&q=Croix+de+Guerre&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAOPgE-LUz9U3MIzPyzBQgjBLsguStGQyyq30k_NzclKTSzLz8_QLUvMLclKtEssTi1KKATbVANI2AAAA&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj9veb-8J_VAhWm4IMKHfYgDKIQmxMItwEoBTAa']Croix de Guerre[/URL][/QUOTE]
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