Source: The Dispatch
by Kevin D Williamson
“I am an admirer of Audie Murphy, the celebrated yet troubled hero who was the most decorated U.S. soldier of World War II but struggled with mental illness and addiction for the rest of his relatively short life before dying at the age of 45. … He was a hell of a soldier, by all accounts. Nobody ever thought he should be secretary of defense. Pete Hegseth is something of a soft echo of Audie Murphy — an Ivy League version for our wan times. Like Murphy, Hegseth served honorably in combat (you will have heard that he was awarded two Bronze Stars), went into the entertainment business (his last job was as one of the hosts of Fox & Friends Weekend), took up drinking, wrecked some marriages (he is on his third), etc. He is today one year younger than Murphy was when he died.” (01/03/25)