- The Audie Murphy Patriotism Award is named in honor of Murphy. The award is annually presented to an outstanding American person or group who exemplifies the true 'Spirit of America'.
- A veterans hospital in San Antonio, Texas was dedicated on November 17, 1973. It was named Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital. There is a eight foot bronze statue of Murphy in battle fatigues holding a rifle with a bayonet. Inside the hospital is a museum that contains items of Murphy's like his uniform, other clothing, books, and pictures.
- The U.S. Army established the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club at Fort Hood, Texas in early 1986. The elite membership group recognizes noncommissioned officers (Sergeants) that exemplified the abilities and personal ethics of Audie Murphy. The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club spread throughout the Army in 1994 to installations retaining their own selection process for their noncommissioned officers.
- Then Governor George W. Bush declared June 20 (Murphy's birthday) as "Audie Murphy Day".
- The U.S. Highway 69 North was renamed "The Audie Murphy Memorial Highway". The renaming was the stretches of the North Greenville city limits to the Fannin County line of the highway.
- In 1996, Murphy was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- An annual celebration of Audie and other veterans in all branches of service has been held at the American Cotton Museum on the weekend closest to Murphy's birthday in Greenville and Farmersville. The museum has the largest collection of Audie Murphy memorabilia. Also recently the American cotton Museum has been renamed the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum.
- In 2000, a portrait of Audie Murphy was placed on a thirty-three cent postage stamp.
- In Fort Hood, Texas, there is a middle school named in Audie Murphy's honor called Audie Murphy Middle School.
Links to the rest of the segment of Audie L. Murphy.
Audie L. Murphy-Military Service And Battles
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