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Armies, for the most part,
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are made up of men drawn
from simple and peaceful lives.
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In time of war,
they suddenly find themselves...
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living under conditions
of violence,
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requiring new rules of conduct
that are in direct contrast...
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to the conditions
they lived under as civilians.
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They learn to accept this
and 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 filled
with incredible examples
of individual courage...
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that are only made more
incredible by the fact that
they were everyday events.
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As Senior Staff Officer
at Supreme Headquarters
in Worid War II,
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it was my privilege to know
the records of many such men.
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The story you are
about to see is theirs:
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The true story
of the foot soldier,
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as seen through the eyes
of one of them, Audie L. Murphy.
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He received
every decoration for valor
that his country could award,
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and he became
the most decorated soldier
for combat action...
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in the military history
of the United States.
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In 1937, in northeast Texas,
at the age of 12,