Audie Murphy and Leland Blakeslee — Two Boys, One Fight
Audie Murphy was small for a soldier—5’5”, 112 pounds when he enlisted. Too young to buy a drink, not too young to fight. Born in rural Texas in 1925, he grew up dirt-poor, hunting to feed his family. When WWII came, he lied about his age to enlist. By 19, he was the most decorated American combat soldier of the war. The boy who was too small, too young, became a giant. Leland Blakeslee—whose story is told in LELAND (launching July 2, [...]