1:39:01
I told him where he
was gonna get it.
Didn't I tell ya?
1:39:03
Sergeant,
you'll have to leave.
1:39:05
Look, sir,
he's a friend of mine.
1:39:07
When he goes to West Point,
I'm gonna open a bar right
across the street.
1:39:12
What's the matter?
1:39:14
What's wrong with a bar?
1:39:16
His wound's going to keep him
out of West Point.
1:39:20
It will probably
put him out of the Army.
1:39:26
Gee, I'm sorry
to hear that, Murph.
It doesn't matter.
1:39:30
You're probably better off
anyway. Let 'em bust you
right back to civilian.
1:39:34
You'll be in big demand
back in the States.
1:39:36
You can pick off a man
at 500 yards with an M-1,
1:39:39
You can toss a grenade
further than anybody
in the neighborhood...
1:39:42
and you can bathe
in ditch water!
1:39:43
Sergeant,
roll up your sleeve.
1:39:46
At least I can quiet you
down so my patients
can get their rest.
1:39:49
Okay, sir.
I was just leaving.
1:39:52
I'll be back
and see you later,
Murph, uh, sir!
1:39:57
On August 9, 1945,
1:40:00
a little more than three years
after his enlistment...
1:40:03
and shortly
after his 19th birthday,
1:40:05
Lieutenant Audie L. Murphy
had fought in seven major
campaigns of Worid War II.
1:40:11
He had been awarded
three Purple Hearts,
a Bronze Star Medal,
1:40:15
a Bronze Star Medal
with a Bronze Service Arrowhead,
1:40:18
a Legion of Merit,
two Silver Star Medals,
1:40:21
the Distinguished Service Cross,:
And, from the French government,
1:40:24
two Croix de Guerre with Palm
and the Legion of Honor
Chevalier.
1:40:28
On this memorable day
in his life,
1:40:30
he was awarded his country's
highest decoration,
1:40:33
the Congressional
Medal of Honor.