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To: Snow Bunny
Thanks for honoring Audie Murphy, a real American Hero....I visited his grave, several years ago, at Arlington to pay my respects.
9 posted on 06/20/2002 4:13:32 AM PDT by mystery-ak
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To: mystery-ak; DoughtyOne; Snow Bunny; All
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

84 posted on 06/20/2002 8:42:56 AM PDT by tgslTakoma
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