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Armies, for the most part,
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are made up of men drawnfrom simple and peaceful lives.
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In time of war,they suddenly find themselves...
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living under conditionsof violence,
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requiring new rules of conductthat are in direct contrast...
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to the conditionsthey lived under as civilians.
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They learn to accept thisand to perform their duties
as fighting men.
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But some begin to perform,as military language puts it,
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"at the risk of life,above and beyond
the call of duty."
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Military histories are filledwith incredible examples
of individual courage...
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that are only made moreincredible by the fact that
they were everyday events.
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As Senior Staff Officerat Supreme Headquarters
in Worid War II,
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it was my privilege to knowthe records of many such men.
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The story you areabout to see is theirs:
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The true storyof the foot soldier,
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as seen through the eyesof one of them, Audie L. Murphy.
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He receivedevery decoration for valor
that his country could award,
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and he becamethe most decorated soldier
for combat action...
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in the military historyof the United States.
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In 1937, in northeast Texas,at the age of 12,
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