"Nine Decorated War Heroes Who Didn't Want to Fight" Topic

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31 Dec 2016 11:20 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

Changed title from "Nine Decorated War Heroes Who Didn’t to Fight" to "Nine Decorated War Heroes Who Didn't Want to Fight"
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Tango01	12 Sep 2016 12:05 p.m. PST
"AFTER NEARLY A decade of exile from the spotlight, Mel Gibson is making headlines once again – and thankfully this time it's not for a booze-fueled anti-Semitic rant. The Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker's latest movie, Hacksaw Ridge, premiered at the Venice Film Festival last week where it reportedly received a 10-minute standing ovation. The film, which Gibson directed, tells the true story of Desmond T. Doss, a conscientious objector and U.S. Army infantryman who refused to fight during the Second World War. An avowed pacifist from Lynchburg, Virginia, Doss volunteered for the military in early 1942, but vowed never to carry a weapon for religious reasons – he was a Seventh Day Adventist…" More here link Amicalement Armand
zoneofcontrol	12 Sep 2016 3:51 p.m. PST
I'm looking forward to seeing this film. I am not an avid WWII Pacific Theater gamer but ran across a magazine article about Doss many years ago. I'm interested to see this story come to life, I hope it is well done.
Tango01	13 Sep 2016 10:26 a.m. PST
Me too! Amicalement Armand
Old Wolfman	14 Sep 2016 7:14 a.m. PST
Also,actor Lew Ayres served as an Army medic and Chaplain's assistant.

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