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Don’t screw this up, Mel.

Desmond Doss was a conscientious objector, a Seventh Day Adventist, drafted into the Army during World War II.  The tenets of his faith forbade him from carrying a weapon. But that didn’t stop him from earning the Medal of Honor for his actions with the 77th Infantry Division during the Battle of Okinawa. Doss’ actions…

Desmond Doss was a conscientious objector, a Seventh Day Adventist, drafted into the Army during World War II.  The tenets of his faith forbade him from carrying a weapon.

But that didn’t stop him from earning the Medal of Honor for his actions with the 77th Infantry Division during the Battle of Okinawa.

Doss’ actions in that battle, over a sustained period, are some of the most remarkable in the entire war.

And now, Mel Gibson is directing a movie about Doss.

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While I’m sure some of the drama is less than wholly historically accurate, Gibson knows how to tell a good tale, and I have high hopes for this movie coming out November 4th.

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  1. EmpireOfJeff

    It’s worth noting that CMH winner Sgt. Alvin York was also a conscientious objector, originally. Although he did eventually pick up a rifle and proceed to kill more human beings than smallpox, but he sure did save a lot of US soldiers’ lives, too.

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  2. Krag

    Wow. Just read his entry on wikipedia and am ashamed I never knew of him before. Quite the man. I haven’t been to a theater in years, probably since Flags of our Fathers, but it may be time to see a movie come November.

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  3. SFC Dunlap 173d RVN

    Intense

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  4. Stormy

    I never knew this story. My family’s history intersected with Private Eddie Slovik. Sadly, his story ended much, much differently.

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  5. johnhenry100

    Looking foreward to it.
    Many people do not know that the Seventh Day Adventists have a long history of providing combat medics.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_Cadet_Corps
    The Medical Cadet Corps lives on as a civilian disaster preparedness and relief agency in some areas. My son and daughter have both been active in it and in the younger versions of it (similar to cub and boy scouts) all their lives.
    My grandson and granddaughter (7 & 12) are both active members of the youth organization.
    Needless to say, we are all Seventh Day Adventists.
    John Henry

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