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a little more than three years
after his enlistment...
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and shortly
after his 19th birthday,
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Lieutenant Audie L. Murphy
had fought in seven major
campaigns of Worid War II.
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He had been awarded
three Purple Hearts,
a Bronze Star Medal,
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a Bronze Star Medal
with a Bronze Service Arrowhead,
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a Legion of Merit,
two Silver Star Medals,
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the Distinguished Service Cross,:
And, from the French government,
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two Croix de Guerre with Palm
and the Legion of Honor
Chevalier.
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On this memorable day
in his life,
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he was awarded his country's
highest decoration,
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the Congressional
Medal of Honor.