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Article: WORLD WAR II'S GREATEST SOLDIER; STAMP HONORING AUDIE MURPHY WELL-DESERVED AND LONG OVERDUE.(Viewpoint)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- November 7, 1999
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Byline: STEVE VLASICH Local View
ON this Nov. 11, when Americans mark another Veterans Day with patriotic speeches and parades, remembering all who fought for this country, one name out of the past deserves special remembrance - Audie L. Murphy, America's most decorated soldier of World War II.
The U.S. Postal Service recently announced it will issue a commemorative stamp in his honor in 2000 - 29 years after his death and 19 years after he first became eligible for the honor.
Murphy - who after the war lived in homes in Van Nuys, North Hollywood and Toluca Lake and was a popular Valley resident - is one of four soldiers who will be honored with ...