12 Quotes by Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most decorated combat soldiers of World War II. He enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 and served in the European Theater of Operations, earning numerous medals and awards for his bravery and heroism in battle. After the war, Murphy became a successful actor, starring in films such as "To Hell and Back" and "The Red Badge of Courage." He also recorded several country music albums and wrote several books about his wartime experiences. Despite his fame and success, Murphy struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and became an advocate for veterans' mental health. He died in a plane crash in 1971 at the age of 46. (Bio)
Audie Murphy Quotes
Lead from the front. (Meaning)
I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. (Meaning)
No soldier ever really survives a war.
After the war, they took Army dogs and rehabilitated them for civilian life. But they turned soldiers into civilians immediately, and let em sink or swim.
I was scared before every battle. That old instinct of self-preservation is a pretty basic thing, but while the action was going on some part of my mind shut off and my training and discipline took over. I did what I had to do.
Sometimes it takes more courage to get up and run than to stay. You either just do it or you don't. I got so scared the first day in combat I just decided to go along with it.
Actual combat experience is the only teacher. You never come out of a skirmish without having picked up a couple of new tricks; without having learned more about your enemy...Total involvement with the war was the only thing that kept me alive and pushing.
And freedom is what America means to the world.
It's not easy to shed the idea that human life is sacred.
They were singing in French, but the melody was freedom and any American could understand that.
I Knew why I felt at home. The spirit of freedom was hovering over that play yard as it did all over France at that time. A country was free again.
I'm glad that it didn't take as long to get Shepard off the ground as it's taken this series. I'd begun to think the Congo would be ahead of us in the space race before Whispering Smith ever got on the air.
― Audie Murphy Quotes
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