During World War II, American combat medic Desmond Doss entered battle without a rifle, pistol or any other weapon. Guided by his Seventh-day Adventist faith and his belief that killing was wrong, he ...

“Hacksaw Ridge,” a harrowing biographical war film about American pacifist and Medal of Honor recipient Desmond Doss, received no shortage of accolades this film awards season. Selected as one of the ...

A piece of World War II hero Desmond Doss' legacy is returning to Lynchburg, where his childhood home now serves as a place ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Lionsgate Hacksaw Ridge is a war drama film helmed by Mel Gibson and chronicles the heroic tale of Desmond Doss, a ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A crowd gathered outside a small house in Lynchburg Monday morning. But one man in the crowd saw Monday a little differently from the rest. “This is incredible. This is simply ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This isn't a film about a man who took up arms to fight for his country. It's about a man who dared to stand for the United States ...

Nothing defines a society like the individuals we elevate, praise, and emulate. The pinnacle of a society’s heritage consists of its pantheon of heroes, passed from parents to children for centuries, ...

Desmond T. Doss Sr., 87, an Army medic on Okinawa during World War II who saved more than 75 wounded soldiers at great personal peril and became the first conscientious objector to the receive the ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- The childhood home of war hero and recipient of the Medal of Honor Desmond Doss has been turned into a home for formerly homeless veterans. Desmond T. Doss was a United States ...

The shells walked across the plateau like a man kicking over furniture in the dark. I lay with my face pressed to the dirt where the machine gun had cut me down an hour earlier, and every time the ...