The Valor of Audie Murphy

He cuts down the attackers with precise, relentless fire, one after another. As if driven by

some unseen force, he continues shooting without pause, holding back both infantry and tanks

entirely on his own. Behind him, his men watch in disbelief as a scene

of pure courage unfolds before their eyes. The heavy machine gun roars nonstop,

its barrel glowing and smoking, and the Texan soldier handles the weapon as if he were born

to it—mowing down the enemy by the dozen while simultaneously directing artillery fire with deadly

accuracy. German infantrymen, machine guns, and tanks concentrate their fire on the

small tank destroyer. One shell explodes nearby, filling Murphy’s leg with shrapnel