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A short man from Texas,
a man of the wild
Thrown into combat,
where bodies lie piled
Fights his emotions,
his blood's running cold,
just like his victories,
his story unfolds
[Bridge]
Bright, a white light
If there´d be, any glory in war
Let it rest, on men like him
(Dead men will never come back..)
[Chorus]
Crosses grow on Anzio,
where no soldiers sleep and the hell's six feet deep
The death must wait, there's no debate
So charge and attack, going to hell and back!
A man of the 15th, a man of can-do,
friends fall around him, but yet he came through
let them fall face-down, if they must die,
making it easier to say goodbye
[Bridge]
Bright, a white light
If there´d be, any glory in war
Let it rest, on men like him
Who went to hell and came back!
[Chorus]
Crosses grow on Anzio,
where no soldiers sleep and the hell's six feet deep
The death must wait, there's no debate
So charge and attack, going to hell and back!
Oh, gather 'round me,
and listen while I speak,
of a war, where hell is six feet deep,
and now that I'm off the shore, where cannons still roar,
they're haunting my dreams, they're still there when I sleep!
[Chorus]
He saw crosses grow on Anzio,
where no soldiers sleep and where hell's six feet deep
The death must wait, there's no debate
He charged and attacked, he went to hell and back!
a man of the wild
Thrown into combat,
where bodies lie piled
his blood's running cold,
just like his victories,
his story unfolds
Bright, a white light
If there´d be, any glory in war
Let it rest, on men like him
Crosses grow on Anzio,
where no soldiers sleep and the hell's six feet deep
The death must wait, there's no debate
So charge and attack, going to hell and back!
friends fall around him, but yet he came through
let them fall face-down, if they must die,
making it easier to say goodbye
Bright, a white light
If there´d be, any glory in war
Let it rest, on men like him
Crosses grow on Anzio,
where no soldiers sleep and the hell's six feet deep
The death must wait, there's no debate
So charge and attack, going to hell and back!
and listen while I speak,
of a war, where hell is six feet deep,
and now that I'm off the shore, where cannons still roar,
they're haunting my dreams, they're still there when I sleep!
He saw crosses grow on Anzio,
where no soldiers sleep and where hell's six feet deep
The death must wait, there's no debate
He charged and attacked, he went to hell and back!
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It's about Audie Murphy, a very highly decorated US soldier. He was also decorated by Belgium and France.
If memory serves me, Audie is the most decorated soldier in US history. The man epitomizes the can do attitude of his generation.
If memory serves me, Audie is the most decorated soldier in US history. The man epitomizes the can do attitude of his generation.
@TheOneJohn: That he is. And he EARNED every single medal he was awarded.
@TheOneJohn: That he is. And he EARNED every single medal he was awarded.
This song is about one of the most highly decorated WWII vets named Audie Murphy (first lieutenant). He received every U.S. award for Valor and the Belgian Croix de Guerre along with the French Croix de Guerre. He received other French awards too. He received the Medal of Honor at 19 for singlehandedly holding off an entire German company of soldiers at Colmar Pocket, France. A company of 50 Germans attacked Audie's platoon that he was commanding. The Germans got a direct hit on their M10 tank destroyer and set it on fire. Audie ordered his platoon into the woods and stoo on the flaming destroyer firing it's .50 cal machine gun for over an hour while the German foot soldiers and tanks targeted him. He suffered a leg wound yet only stopped when he ran out of ammo. He then regrouped and led his platoon on a successful counterattack.
Audie also had a 21-year acting career, which led to him playing himself in the autobiographical film "To Hell and Back". He also wrote some poetry and cowrote some songs with Scott Turner.
May 28,1971, he aircraft Audie was traveling in crashed due to zero visibility. Along with Audie, four other passengers and the pilot were killed. On June 7 he was buried in Arlington with full military honors.his headstone contains the false birth year 1924 due to him falsifying documents so he could enter the army early.
Audie suffered from PTSD and slept with a loaded handgun under his pillow. He took addicting sleep pills to try and negate nightmares.
Rest in Peace Audie Murphy; 6/20/1925-5/28/1971
Peace out §
It's about Audie Murphy, one of the highest decorated US soldiers of World War 2. After the war, he suffered from heavy PTSD which led to drug addiction and alcoholism what caused his death.
@totenkopf His death had nothing to do with alcoholism or drug addiction. He died on a private plane owned and operated by Colorado Aviation. He was on a business trip from Colorado to Virginia and was one of six passengers who was killed in the crash.
@totenkopf His death had nothing to do with alcoholism or drug addiction. He died on a private plane owned and operated by Colorado Aviation. He was on a business trip from Colorado to Virginia and was one of six passengers who was killed in the crash.