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50 of our Nation's 80 living Medal of Honor recipients have personally hand signed the petition to bestow upon Audie Murphy, America's "most decorated" soldier of World War Two the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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This is our informational name-by-name slide show update on the Audie Murphy Presidential Medal of Freedom Petition Campaign detailing the names and images of the medal of Honor recipients who have personally signed the petition.
Audie Murphy was America's "most decorated soldier" of World War Two.
Further, he was an actor, best-selling author of "To Hell and Back", and businessman. Audie Murphy championed the cause of our veterans and suffered himself with what is now known as PTSD his entire adult life.
This is our video promoting our campaign to posthumously bestow upon Audie Murphy, America's "most decorated soldier" of WW II the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian honor, awarded by the President to those who have who have made significant contributions to the peace and security of our Nation and/or for other cultural endeavors.
As the video plays you will see the names and photos of the many "Distinguished Signers" of the petition and get details on how you can sign the petition as well, which, when completed, will be forwarded to the President at the White House.
To sign the petition, click here:
www.ipetitions.com/petition/au...
Here is the Medal of Honor citation of this legendary American soldier:
Medal of Honor Citation:
"Second Lieutenant Audie L. Murphy, 01692509, 15th Infantry, Army of the United States, on 26 January 1945, near Holtzwihr, France, commanded Company B, which was attacked by six tanks and waves of infantry. Lieutenant Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to a prepared position in a woods while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him to his right one of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. Lieutenant Murphy continued to direct artillery fire which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infantry. With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, Lieutenant Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer which was in danger of blowing up any instant and employed its .50 caliber machine gun against the enemy. He was alone and exposed to the German fire from three sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back. For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate Lieutenant Murphy, but he continued to hold his position and wiped out a squad which was trying to creep up unnoticed on his right flank. Germans reached as close as 10 yards only to be mowed down by his fire. He received a leg wound but ignored it and continued the single-handed fight until his ammunition was exhausted. He then made his way to his company, refused medical attention, and organized the company in a counterattack which forced the Germans to withdraw. His directing of artillery fire wiped out many of the enemy; he personally killed or wounded about 50. Lieutenant Murphy's indomitable courage and his refusal to give an inch of ground saved his company from possible encirclement and destruction and enabled it to hold the woods which had been the enemy's objective."
Thank you!
The ALM PMoF Petition Executive Administrator
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