Wow.. I had no idea. The heart of a lion

ROCK OF THE MARNE!!!!!

This movie was required viewing during my
in processing for the 3rd ID

You should read his book; "To Hell and Back". I don't know who ghosted it with him, but once you get past the beginning section with the corny made up soldier banter and into the various fighting engagements later on, I think you can hear his own voice fairly clearly. Given the era it was written in, it's pretty brutal and real. At the end of the book one can see how hardened he became and also some of the PTSD he had. I was a bit amazed that he was able to hold it together for a decent Hollywood career. Really amazing man and courage.
(If you want to see him 'channeling' some of that wartime hardness, check out the under-rated but excellent western "No Name on the Bullet", where he plays a hired killer.)

Audie Murphy was the real deal.

I started listening to an audiobook version of "To Hell and Back" but between the corny writing in the beginning and the awful affectation of a 40's screen star by the narrator, I didn't get far. Time to pick up a hard copy.

Interesting info. I started reading To Hell and Back years ago and gave up on it quick because the writing was so painfully bad. Maybe I need to find it again and just start somewhere more towards the middle.

Always my favorite scene: :55 seconds

“How close are they?”
“Hold the phone and I’ll let you talk to them!”

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:
Audie Murphy was the real deal.

I started listening to an audiobook version of "To Hell and Back" but between the corny writing in the beginning and the awful affectation of a 40's screen star by the narrator, I didn't get far. Time to pick up a hard copy.

I was a young teen when I first read Catcher in The Rye. I thought it was awful. Read it again a few years later and thought it was brilliant.

Whoa! I found myself saying what?! Whoa!? And unbelievable over and over and over during that. Thank you for posting up that video. I love that channel but hadn’t yet seen that video as I have only recently discovered the channel.

I know some people don’t care for the narrators style but I love it and think it adds to the overall presentation.

Rather than give up and play the victim card when he was turned away from service during WWII he improvised, adapted and overcame. This is the message our youth need to discover and embrace. Victim mentality only victimizes ourselves. What a remarkable life.