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President Harry Truman awarding the Medal of Honor to conscientious objector Desmond Doss in 1945.
October 28, 2016
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October 28, 2016 1 a.m.
Armed with faith: Movie shows World War II exploits of unarmed medic
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Desmond Doss climbed up Hacksaw Ridge — a 400-foot high escarpment on the island of Okinawa with a wall of dug in Japanese soldiers at the top — he carried his Bible, his combat medic supplies and the weight of his moral convictions but no weapon.