[tgslTakoma]

Thank you for posting this thread. I read Audie Murphy's book about 10 years ago; it took almost a year of seaching through libraries to find a single copy anywhere in Maryland.

This year on Memorial Day I took my kids to Arlington and we had to enlist the aid of a cemetary honor guard to find Audie Murphy's gravesite. While we were looking for it I gave the young soldier a short history of Murphy, as he had not heard of him (hard to believe, IMO); and I related how he was the most decorated soldier in WWII. Once we found the grave (right along the drive, across from the new amphitheater) the young soldier said, "It looks like he's still the most decorated soldier," referring to the many flags, flower displays, notes and other mementoes placed at his grave.

Here's a link to a few photos I took on May 27, 2002

[lodwick]

Portrait by Richard Krause
Titled: Mettle of Honor

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you for the photos. They were great.

[mystery-ak]

Im glad you posted pics of his grave, I too took pics and wanted to post them here but I have web-tv and it is far too complicated.
I also read his book years ago, what a tragic childhood he endured.

[SpookBrat]

Thanks for your post and those pictures. I tried to find To Hell and Back at the library today and it's on order. I put my name on the list to be the first one to read it when it gets in.