Okinawa, 1945. Desmond Doss refused to carry a weapon. His unit called him a coward. Then bullets tore through Hacksaw Ridge. Seventy-five Americans lay screaming on the ridge above. Retreat was ordered. Doss stayed. Alone. He crawled through Japanese fire, tying ropes around bleeding men, lowering them down the 400-foot drop. One after another. When his hands bled raw, he kept going. When grenades burst beside him, he whispered, “Lord, please, just one more.” For twelve hours he prayed and pulled. Seventy-five men came home. He never fired a single shot. Medal of Honor.
Unarmed Medic Saved 75 Men on a Cliff in 12 Hours | Military History Talks
