I Was There When Audie Murphy Earned the Medal of Honor | WWII TRUE STORY

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In January 1945, near a small village in eastern France, a German counterattack threatened to overrun an American infantry company that had already been reduced to fewer than forty men.

I was there.

What followed was an hour that refused to pass — an hour of fire, smoke, and decisions made under impossible pressure. While the rest of us pulled back to hold what ground we could, our lieutenant, Audie Murphy, stayed forward alone. From a burning tank destroyer, he held off advancing German infantry and armor, calling artillery fire dangerously close to his own position.

This is not a list of medals or a highlight reel.
It’s a firsthand account of what it felt like to witness that moment from the line — the waiting, the fear, the silence afterward, and the knowledge that we were alive because one man decided the line would not move any farther back.

Audie Murphy would later become the most decorated American serviceman of World War II. But on that frozen field, he was simply our lieutenant — calm, wounded, and unyielding.

This story is told from the perspective of a soldier who survived that day, carrying its memory long after the guns went quiet.

🎖️ Topics covered

Audie Murphy’s stand at Holtzwihr

The Colmar Pocket, January 1945

Infantry combat in WWII

Artillery, tank destroyers, and close-quarters battlefield decisions

Life after combat and the weight carried by survivors

📜 This narration is designed for viewers who value historical accuracy, realism, and respectful remembrance.