Lieutenant Audie Murphy Research Paper

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Instant association has to be the highest honor an individual cannot be formally given, by that I mean there are many individuals throughout society that are instantly synonymous with a given profession. Individuals who would fit this bill would be Babe Ruth to baseball, John Wayne to acting, Muhammad Ali to Boxing, and then there is those men and women few and far between the have the distinguished honor of serving for the United States. The Individuals include General George Patton, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and George Washington, but easily and sadly forgotten is the single most decorated service member in U.S. military history Lieutenant Audie Murphy. Lieutenant Audie Murphy was a man originating from humble begins in Hunt County, Texas, from

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