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Meet the Author: David A. Smith
US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center

5:00 p.m. Reception  |  6:00 p.m. Presentation  |  7:00 p.m. Book Signing

David A. Smith presents The Price of Valor: The Life of Audie Murphy, America's Most Decorated Hero of World War II


When he was 17, Audie Murphy falsified his birth records so he could enlist in the Army and help defeat the Nazis. When he was 19, he single-handedly turned back the German Army at the Battle of Colmar Pocket by climbing on top of a tank with a machine gun, a moment immortalized in the classic film To Hell and Back, starring Audie himself. In the first biography covering his entire life—including his severe PTSD and his tragic death at 45—the unusual story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated hero of World War II, is brought to life for a new generation.

Join us as author David A. Smith, author of The Price of Valor: The Life of Audie Murphy, America's Most Decorated Hero of World War II, gives us an in-depth look at Murphy. Smith is a senior lecturer in American history at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

This program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Ensure your spot by RSVPing online or over the phone at 504-528-1944 x 412.

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Time: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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