*We Witness A Legend* To Hell and Back - Audie Murphy - Sabaton History 004 [Official]

[@luckyassassin1]

Something about audie Murphy that wasn't mentioned in the history vid is that he got addicted to the meds they gave him to deal with his ptsd. And he locked himself in a hotel room for a week or so to kick the addiction cold turkey, that's what the music video for the song portrays. He also wanted to be a good role model for kids and refused to appear in tobacco and alcohol commercials even when money was tight because he didn't want to influence young people into picking up those habits.

[@Syleria]

The Great War channel is great informational content. As others have and will likely comment, it does a day-by-day breakdown of events in WW1 as they unfolded. The bulk of the channel's content came out in 2014-2018 so that it coincided with the centennial anniversary of the events they covered. It added some poignancy to the information knowing there was almost exactly a hundred years of separation between the information being presented and actual events. With the end of 2018, the focus of the channel shifted more to large-scale events that followed WW1, but they still produce good content. For general consumption I can't recommend the channel enough, but I don't think the bulk of its material would suit reactions (even the Americans Learn stuff) simply because so much of it is day-by-day updates. It's the difference between reviewing the highlights of a sports game versus watching it as it unfolds.

[@ryanwight9116]

If I remember correctly, I think Audie had one of the quickest draws in Hollywood, which helped a lot in his western movies

[@AmericansLearn]

Awesome

[@adrianhughes8143]

My mum was a massive Audie Murphy fan here in England, she met Audie in the 1950's in London. Audie was one hell of a Warrior and also fighting his demons after the war and won was incredible. I am British and I have to say that Audie Murphy was and still is Captain America, what a Hero and an incredibly strong person. British Sabaton Fan 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@oliversherman2414]

The Great War was another channel hosted by Indy Nidel where he told the events of WW1 week by week from 1914 to 1918. He also has two other channels called Between 2 Wars (telling the events of the inter-war years) and World War 2

[@ryanwight9116]

Easily one of my favorite Sabaton songs and the music video is awesome

[@thewaltman4]

If you do decide to watch their music video, it might be a tough watch since it primarily focuses on Audie’s time going through his one week in a motel alone rehab.

[@AmericansLearn]

That does seem like a lot.

[@thewaltman4]

@@AmericansLearnit was his way to cure himself of the drugs used for his ptsd during the time

[@lucretialee3691]

@@AmericansLearn It is still worth watching, hard hitting, but a good way to help raise awareness of PTSD.

[@LordSaric]

After the war they treated PTSD with highly addictive and utterly ineffective drugs. Audie Murphy eventually had enough and locked himself in a hotel room alone with a pistol and the resolve that he would ether walk out clean or they'd carry out his body. A week later he exited the room clean and clear and proceeded to start campaigning for more research and better care for PTSD victims, a cause he continued championing until his death. There are many men who can be brave on the battlefield, not enough but still many of them, for a man to show the same bravery, drive, honesty, and unyielding iron will in public and private life afterward is a true measure of a man and an example we should all aspire too.

[@FrogmanAnime]

What they don’t mention about Audie is the fact that due to his PTSD, he retreated in alcoholism and drug abuse in order to cope. However, it is mentioned in the music video that eventually he rented a room for about a month. I think. It was he stocked up on food water and necessary supplies and practically went cold turkey with everything. And when he emerged from that hotel room, he was clean. He was sober, and he got on with his life. Audi Murphy was one hell of a strong man. He went to war. He came back suffering PTSD, retreated into bottles of pills and eventually had the strength to climb out of the bottle and stop using the pills. Cheers to Audie Murphy a legend.

[@amitbhowmick6658]

Please last battle it is an amazing story

[@neoxperson7858]

Imagine going through all that he's been through, surviving situations where you're sure you should've died and that hundreds of times, going through PTSD and a severe drug addiction. Imagine surviving all of that, just to die in a plane crash less than 26 years after the war. I would love to know what Audie Murphy did to deserve to get such a "fuck you" by life.

[@argantyr5154]

I¨m danish I´ve never been in the Army but some of my Friends were, 1 didn´t come back from Afghanistan another came home with PTSD, so every New Year he and his Wife goes to the Countryside to stay because whenever he hears fireworks, he assosiate it with something very bad, luckily he have had some counseling and its better today than it have been but its not good. In my opinion its not a question if we should send our young Men & Women (thats a talk for another day), but when we have made that discession, we sure as hell can and should treat them as good as we can no matter if its physical or mentally they have been wounded, while risking their lives on the befalf of the rest of us, that should never be a question at all. Just think of how much we spend on the Military, and how little we spend on treating them, besides if we can safe some of them from being homeless and be able to have a normal life with work etc. then those money are more than well spend. The difference between having a normal life with work, familie etc. and worst case being a homeless with risk getting an addiction is huge. Sorry for the rant but this just pissed me off the way we treat Veterans. The Great War channel, is amazing Indy made a video for each week of WW1 and its not "just" how but also why different things happen or didnt happen and how it could affect the War. Its really amazing, i havent watched it all but I´ve watched several of the Videos.

[@alancarter41]

For an excellent film about a single company during the Anzio invasion, I recommend "A Walk in the Sun." And the autobiographical story of Audie Murphy ("To Hell and back, based on the book he wrote) does a good job of telling his story. Some of the lines in the song are based on poetry Murphy wrote after the war. As with all too many of the bloody and difficult battles many of the problems at Anzio were due to incompetent commanders. The grunts on the ground were left to save the day with their heroism and sacrifice while the idiots that caused the problems were given medals, promotions, and write their memoires.

[@laurafreeman8360]

I'm sure I'm far too late for this to ever be seen, but for a video talking more about Audie Murphy I recommend one titled "One American vs 250 Germans," which specifically details his action in France for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, though it also briefly touches on his time before and after this event.

[@thezaret639]

the story behind his medal of honor is incredible he fought of a german force wound with a machine gun that was mounted on a burning tank while calling in artelly strikes at one point the artillery guys asked how close the enmy was his answer was "hang on a moment and ill let you speak to one of them"

[@TheNismo777]

Wait until you hear the story of soldier of armies. Yes his war channel is amazing, specially about winter war. PTSD is much bigger issue than we think, I'm one of those who fight with that. :)

[@johngillespie3409]

They named the va hospital in San Antonio after him and probably expect everybody to deal with PTSD on their own. I have it and they didn't help me. I'm in Chicago now and do art therapy now at Jesse Brown VA hospital, helps a lot.

[@TheNismo777]

@@johngillespie3409yeah, here in Finland barely anything is offered for the issue. Recently a guy came home from being a year at Ukraine and auffering ptsd pretty badly. A moped had pops while driving near of his house and he woke up searching his gun and yelling to his team

[@justahologram2230]

The Great War channel is a day by day in depth coverage of WWI

[@AmericansLearn]

Gotcha

[@theeducatedgrunt2087]

God bless you Marine. I did 3 tours in Afghanistan and 2 in Iraq, I was an 11-B infantry grunt. Spent time at the Mental hygiene clinic a few times at the VA since i was medically retired in 2011 after losing 2 legs in my Final tour of Afghanistan.. I enlisted at 17 as well a whopping 5.4 and 126 pounds when i left for basic training back in 1988... its a struggle i deal with daily ptsd... I retired medically after 23 years... Im still trying to get used to being a civilian and ive been out a decade.

[@george217]

He earned 33 military decorations including the Medal of Honor, both the French and Belgian Croix de Guerre, as well as the French Legion of Honor. You might check out the movie that they talked about called "To Hell and Back " where he plays himself.

[@george217]

He also wrote songs, one of which was recorded by Dean Martin called "Shutters and Boards"...

[@Lucid_Metal_Head_the2nd]

Yes, I highly recommend The Great War Channel

[@danielrupp7578]

Simple History's episode on Audie is a must watch. Audie's life was an incredible one and would love for you to have a fuller grasp of it.

[@sizemorej]

The movie to hell and back is an autobiiography with him starring as himself.

[@johngillespie3409]

Wake Island by the fat electrician, a good Marine story, can't tease us with one reaction 🤣 glad you all made it back. I was in the Infantry also.

[@joelawhead6473]

The WW2 channel is great, however it covers the whole war a week at a time just like Indy's WW1 channel did. As such it is a huge undertaking! Tons of good info, but also a ton to dig into

[@scotcoon1186]

Omar "Krispy" Avilla did a pretty good impression of Audie on the gwot.

[@trinadawn4166]

thank you!

[@Ender-bg2hx]

Oh right, Audie Murphy ran to a burning m10 and used the mounted M2 browing machine gun and began to deter the german attack and even managed to tear to shreds light armored vehicles and close air support

[@andrewames247]

11:56 "FOR THE EMPEROR!!"

[@fenrisulfur842]

The art of good movie posters died around 2000, when it became a one click thing... the younger wont understand it

[@grindcorejoe6661]

WH40k Reference -> Subscribed (And I like your other Reactions too)

[@pontiacfan76]

Yarn Hub did a episode on him. And yes Indies the Great War is excellent and so is his WW2 series. He has a min by min account on the attack on Pearl. Patton could be argued to be a glory hound but from what I have read he got shit done. They also included some of his poems in this song. I suggest you look up Ira Hayse. But you being a former Marine should know of him.

[@AmericansLearn]

Thanks

[@bartoszk4299]

Do a vid by Stefan Tompston "The Bear Who Became A Cigarette Smoking, Beer Drinking WWII Hero..." you will like it!

[@666johnco]

I of course don't know if you have viewed any videos about Audie Murphy since this one which just covers Italy. Here is a longer account which covers actions after Operation Dragoon where US 3rd Infantry Division moved into France to the battle in January 1945 which resulted in Audie Murphy being awarded his Medal of Honor. Which saw him take on two companies of German's with artillery support called in via radio and a .50 cal on top of a burning M-10. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKTCkKOPZrapldU

[@adrianvaughan-n4o]

you should check out all time ghost content from ww1 to ww2 including between 2 wars and war on humanity and perl harbour minute by minute

[@kennethquinnies6023]

Check out John Chapman and his medal of honor.

[@thegraytemplar2548]

Nice to know Kit has joined the club of Mark Clark haters

[@DarkMatterBurrito]

I was waiting for the cultist mentality in the comments of "there are no former Marines". Thankfully, none.