Not a Review: Hacksaw Ridge

[myhightechsec]

I was curious about the upcoming movie so I wikied it to find more information. It tells the story of a pacifist, Desmond Doss, and his tale of being a medic in WWII during the Okinawa invasion. He is one of the few pacifists to win a Medal of Honor. Reading his citation for the award is breathtaking. The amount of raw, naked courage that he showed is a model for every person alive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Doss#Medal_of_Honor_citation

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Wow, I had never heard of him. Now I want to see the movie! I liked what Gibson did with "We Were Soldiers", so I'm thinking it should be done well. Thanks for the history lesson! My dad was in the South Pacific in WWII (Seabees). He was two years older than Doss.

 

[femurphy77]

Definitely looking forward to seeing this one. I love movies that actually tell a true story of heroes rather than phony "gods" and "supermen"!

 

[myhightechsec]

My dad was in the Navy and went thru the whole of the Okinawa invasion. He never talked about it much.

 

[9mmfan]

I'll be swring it opening weekend. True stories done right are always the best.

 

[actaeon277]

[video=youtube;_rnp85twST0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rnp85twST0[/video]

 

[AMMO USER]

I am watching that movie right now on the History channel.

 

[actaeon277]

I am watching that movie right now on the History channel.

Thanks. I just switched to it.
Didn't know it was on. The clip just popped up in my youtube suggested

 

[actaeon277]

[video=youtube;R8pPPItJlJs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8pPPItJlJs[/video]

 

[AMMO USER]

What a great story, comes back on at eleven.

 

[actaeon277]

https://www.desmonddoss.com/bio/bio-real.php
Desmond Doss:
The Real Story

Of the 16 million men in uniform during World War II, only 431 received the Congressional Medal of Honor. One of these was placed around the neck of a young Seventh-day Adventist, who during combat had not killed a single enemy soldier. In fact, he refused to carry a gun. His only weapons were his Bible and his faith in God.


Hacksaw Ridge vs the True Story of Desmond Doss, Medal of Honor
History Vs. Hollywood

 

[actaeon277]

Doss estimated the number of lives he saved to be 50, but his commanding officer wanted to credit him with saving 100 lives, so they compromised at 75 (Library of Virginia).

 

[femurphy77]

[video=youtube;_rnp85twST0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rnp85twST0[/video]

That damned Constitution is such a troublesome piece of paper isn't it?

 

[AMMO USER]

This movie is on again this afternoon, along with other great movies, all day marathon on the History Channel.

 

[CMB69]

He is one of the few pacifists to win a Medal of Honor.

He was the only recipient from WW2. There were two during Vietnam, Thomas W. Bennett and Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr. Doss survived. Bennet and LaPointe were posthumous recipients.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I DVR'd it yesterday. Probably watch it today when the rain comes in.