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Joining the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club is no easy task.
It is a private Army organization for noncommissioned officers whose leadership achievements and performance merit special recognition may earn the reward of membership.
Noncommissioned officers must prove they exemplify leadership and are committed to the Army Values.
Staff Sgts. Tyler Bergman and Andrew Yost were welcomed into the club during a ceremony, June 27 at the 1917 Club.
“We are here to witness not just an induction, but a declaration that excellence in leadership, character and service is still alive and well in the NCO Corps,” said retired Command Sgt. Maj. Kimberly Nieves during the ceremony. Nieves, former senior enlisted leader for Moncrief Army Health Clinic, is no stranger to the club as she is also a member.
“I know firsthand the weight of the medallion and more importantly, the responsibility that comes with it,” she said. ‘I don’t take this moment lightly, because I know what it takes to get here today.”
Post Command Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs placed silver medallions with infantry blue ribbons around Bergman and Yost’s necks. These special medallions have the likeness of Audie Murphy inscribed on them and can be worn with their uniforms.
“The Sgt. Audie Murphy Club is not a reward,” Nieves said. “It is a responsibility. It is not the finish line - it’s a fire that must be carried forward.
“Those who wear the medallion carry the weight of a legacy forged in valor, humility and an unshakeable commitment to Soldiers.”
The club’s namesake was “more than the most decorated combat Soldier in U.S. history. He was a servant leader, a man who returned home and used his voice, his influence and his pain to inspire others,” she added.
Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor for fighting off a German attack by firing a machine gun off the turret of a burning tank destroyer.
Murphy would go on to star in numerous movies including playing himself in, “To Hell and Back” based on his autobiography of the same name.
Murphy was killed in a plane crash on May 28, 1971.
| Date Taken: | 07.03.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 07.03.2025 09:52 |
| Story ID: | 503693 |
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