In 1989 I was a private in basic training at the United States Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. In a classroom setting, for a reason I don't remember, one of my drill sergeants said "you're not Audie Murphy." I made the rookie mistake of asking "Who is Audie Murphy?" The room went silent. I didn't know why, but I knew something was wrong because all three of my drill instructors, including the senior drill instructor, were staring at me like I dropped my rifle. The senior instructor said, "You're in the military and you don't know who Audie Murphy is?" In a stern voice he told me to find out and then come back and tell him about Audie Murphy. I asked other people in the class and quickly learned that Audie Murphy is one of the most famous Army war heroes in our nation's history. Audie Murphy grew up in a large but poor family on a cotton farm near Kingston, Texas, in her fifties. five miles outside Dallas (Hubler 1). His father left the family when Audie was a teenager, and his mother died not long after. Audie became the head of the family. He dropped out of high school to pick cotton for a short time, earning very little money for his family (1). He hunted every day with a borrowed rifle and when he couldn't borrow the rifle he used a sling. Audie did his best to keep the family together, but with most of his sisters married, his brothers missing, and three of his younger brothers in an orphanage, Audie joined the Army in 1942. Most of the money he earned in the army sent him back to the orphanage (2). America was at war with Germany and Japan. Some of Audie's missions in World War II included landing in Sicily where he killed his first enemy soldier during the invasion of the Anzio beachhead in Italy (Hubler 2). During the EU... half of the paper... at Arlington National Cemetery will be identical to other headstones instead of the gold inlay normally given to Medal of Honor recipients ("Audie Murphy" 1). He has been an inspiration to me as well as many others who have served, are serving, and others who admire celebrities. Works Cited “Audie L. Murphy.” New American (08856540) 24.15 (2008): 36. Premier academic research. Network. January 29, 2014. “Audie Murphy. Biography." Biography True Story. Network. 06 February 2014. "Audie Murphy". Find a Grave. Network. 10 February 2014. "Audie Murphy Movies". Audie Murphy Research Foundation. 1996. Network. 06 February 2014. Hubler , Richard G. "He doesn't want to be a star." Saturday Evening Post 225.42 (1953): 34-158. Premier of academic research. 2 February 2014. Rains, Noah ." East Texas Historical Journal 47.1 (2009): 79-80. Academic Research Premier. Network. January 29. 2014.