The Real 'Hacksaw Ridge' Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without Ever Carrying A Gun

Desmond Doss is credited with saving 75 soldiers during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific — and he did it without ever carrying a weapon. The battle at Hacksaw Ridge, on the island of Okinawa, was a close combat fight with heavy weaponry. Thousands of American and Japanese soldiers were killed, and the fact that Doss survived the battle and saved so many lives has confounded and awed those who know his story.
 Now, he's the subject of a new film directed by Mel Gibson called Hacksaw Ridge.
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