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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Jun 20, 2023, 02:27 PM Jun 2023

On this day, June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy was born. [View all]

Decorated USA #WWII combat soldier, Audie Murphy was #bornonthisday, June 20, 1925. Received every military combat award for valor/heroism available from U.S. Army, later a top film actor. Suffered from #PTSD & #depression, passed in 1971 (age 45) plane crash. #RIP #GoneTooSoon



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My 7 yr old grandson was named after him. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2023 #1
Rock of the Marne James48 Jun 2023 #2
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