all others will never forget by Richardphotos

Photography • Military • posted on Jun 06, 2011

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Audie Murphy is most decorated US soldier.He was born in Kingston,Texas very near Greenville,Tx.this statue is at the Audie Murphy Cotton museum. it was sculpted by Gordon Thomas and Brett Thomas-Apprentice war heroes are usually portrayed as huge macho men, but A. Murphy did not fit the stereo type.he was 5-5 inches and weighed 110 pounds when he enlisted.he was denied entry into the Marines,Navy, and Air Force from being too small.he later was accepted into the US Army.he was also underage.his older sister forged his birth certificate to make him appear to be 18 the thumb is on special parking places for Audie Murphy fans thanks for your visit and any comments

Comments (54)

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farmerC

1:01PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Exellent work.

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tizjezzme

1:09PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Great statue and nice photo of it! :)

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T.Rex

1:09PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

A beautiful tribute to Audie. An average guy with more than average courage. This statue is very telling - when Audie seized a German MG36 machine gun and used it on the Germans. After the war, he went into acting in movies. He played himself in the film about his war time career. A remarkable fellow. We need more heros like him today. Thanks for the post!

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mgtcs

2:33PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Fantastic capture Richard, superb statue, loved it!

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moochagoo

2:47PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Excellent POV !!

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mariogiannecchini

2:52PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Wonderful capture and shot !

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drifterlee

3:03PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Nice shot and statue, Richard!

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emmecielle

3:41PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Excellent capture and great dedi! :)

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MagikUnicorn

4:11PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Beautiful bronze statue...remarquable artist

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bobrgallegos

5:09PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Awesome image of an American Hero!!

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jeroni

5:43PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Splendid composition and colors my friend

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bmac62

5:59PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Fascinating guy Richard. The movies always made him look big...must have been quite a trick for the cameramen. Excellent image for a man who deserved the honor of a statue.

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Bampster

6:37PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

Superb, there's nothing more that could be added, it is top notch, Richard!!!!!

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jocko500

10:13PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

wow this is super looking

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alessimarco

10:39PM | Mon, 06 June 2011

~Nicely done!~

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RodolfoCiminelli

4:57AM | Tue, 07 June 2011

Impressive statue and fantastic photography my friend....!!!!

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ysvry

7:36AM | Tue, 07 June 2011

grea foto, this statue reads " us infantry hero's prever german machine guns." ;P

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Debwhosmiles

12:07PM | Tue, 07 June 2011

Wonderful capture and dedication. I loved watching Audie Murphy in movies when I was growing up. Cause my dad was in the Army it was well known in our house he was a war hero. He and a couple other short actors were made to stand on a box for their scenes way back when. Probably like "Captain Kirk" of Star Trek fame, who is also small, some actors around him were chosen for their small statue to make him seem larger.

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