From Troy or Baghdad: Coming home from war
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Audie Murphy was famous as the most decorated US combat soldier of World War II, with 33 awards and decorations. He broke the taboo about discussing war related mental problems after he overcame an addiction to prescription pills and spoke out about his personal problems with PTSD, then known as 'Battle Fatigue.'
World War II
Audie Murphy was famous as the most decorated US combat soldier of World War II, with 33 awards and decorations. He broke the taboo about discussing war related mental problems after he overcame an addiction to prescription pills and spoke out about his personal problems with PTSD, then known as "Battle Fatigue."
(At left, a World War II veteran paused while at the World War II memorial in Washington, in this 2004 file photo. William Philpott / EPA)
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