Audie Leon Murphy awarded the Medal of Honor at age 19. he wrote his memoir, To Hell and Back in 1949, detailing the events that led to him being awarded the Medal of Honor, and also to becoming one of the most decorated foot soldiers of World War II. On May 28, 1971, Murphy was killed when the private plane in which he was a passenger crashed into Brush Mountain, near Catawba, Virginia, 20 miles west of Roanoke in conditions of rain, clouds, fog and zero visibility. On June 7, 1971, Murphy was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. The official U.S. representative at the ceremony was decorated World War II veteran and future President George H.W. Bush. It is the second most-visited grave site, after that of President John F. Kennedy. The headstones of Medal of Honor recipients buried at Arlington National Cemetery are normally decorated in gold leaf. Murphy previously requested that his stone remain plain and inconspicuous, like that of an ordinary soldier. In 1975, a court awarded Murphys widow and two children $2.5 million in damages due to the accident.. I first came to know of him as a child watching the 1954 Western, Destry and have been a fan since. He was a soldier, I was a soldier He stole horses as a young man, I stole from freight trains as a young man. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, I was Awarded the Good Conduct Medal. He wrote his memoir, To Hell and Back, Im writing my memoir, Corporate Greed the True Story of the Rapes at the 2003 Malcome Baldridge Award Winning, Baptist Hospital. memoir of a Whistle Blower by Henry L. Phillips, RMA, CPT, U.S. Army Veteran. His family was awarded $2.5 million in damages,......................well lets just pray that the similarities continues. Henry L. Phillips RMA, CPT U.S. Army Veteran
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