Remembering a snowy day in France

 

 

His first day of combat was in the woods outside Holtzwihr, France. The halftrack Audie Murphy used to singlehandedly repel a German counter-attack - for which he was later awarded the Medal of Honor - was still burning. Soldiers on both sides were still moaning in pain from their wounds. He would suffer his first war injury that very night, and should have been killed more than a half-dozen times. But he fought valiantly and returned home to build a life on the Kansas prairie. He always said the American flag was one of the most beautiful sights in the world, because it symbolized freedom. Rest in peace, Dad --- and thanks for your service to our country.