Before he became one of the most decorated soldiers in American history, Audie Murphy was just a quiet, underage teenager from Texas looking for a way out.

In this episode, we follow Murphy's extraordinary rise during World War II—from a slight, overlooked recruit to a battlefield legend who single-handedly held off an entire German force in a burning tank destroyer. His bravery would earn him the Medal of Honor and make him a national hero.

But this is not just a story of heroism—it's a story of its cost. Behind the headlines and Hollywood fame, Murphy carried the invisible wounds of war, struggling with what we now recognize as post-traumatic stress.

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