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Audie Murphy
The Positive Impact of Audie Murphy Though he made copious of accomplishments and set multiple examples for present and future soldiers,
Audie Leon Murphy's greatest impact was how his positive outlook during his time serving in the Army for his, and our, beloved country. A little background on Audie Murphy reveals that he was not always fortunate. Audie Murphy was born on a poverty stricken sharecropper's farm in Northern Texas and worked for a dollar a day. By the young age of 16, he was an orphan and living on his own. As a young man, he attempted to enlist in the Marines and Paratroopers during World War
II, but unfortunately, Murphy did not qualify physically to serve, due to the fact that he was underweight and too short. Just after his 18th birthday, Murphy enlisted in the U.S. Army. By the time Murphy was discharged from his military duty on
September 21st, 1945, he had served in Africa and Europe and was awarded an ample amount of awards. Audie Murphy later on went on to become an actor and a producer in Hollywood, mostly acting in and producing western films. Audie
Murphy also wrote poems and songs. Unfortunately, Audie Murphy died in an airplane crash on May 28, 1971 in Virginia.
Though his loss was tragic, Audie Murphy still remains as a positive role model for exhibiting a positive attitude anytime the going gets tough. His inspiring attitude has encouraged past, present, and future soldiers to never surrender, to make something out of nothing, and to always have faith in your country, your people, and, most importantly, to have faith in yourself. "If you're afraid of anything, why not take a chance and do the thing you fear. Sometimes it's the only way to get over being afraid." These powerful and encouraging words from Audie Murphy have been spread like wildfire over the past couple of decades. When Murphy says this quote, what he is referring to is that when you have an obstacle in

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