Posted on Feb 23, 2015
How a coward and draft dodger got the highest award for valor.
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I would hardly call Desmond Doss a draft dodger OR a coward. He claimed conscientious objector status when he was drafted, true, but he still wanted to serve, so he became a medic. Medics in those days didn't carry weapons and weren't required to kill. And while medics my have been looked on with scorn before going into theater (particularly if it became known the medic was a conscientious objector), they were beloved in theater. And Doss certainly was no coward.
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SFC Greg Bruorton
I've read the book, "Hero of Hacksaw Ridge" and Doss was no draft-dodger or coward. He stood firm in his religious beliefs and still served with distinction and honor that merited the Medal of Honor.
I think Captain Boling is off the mark.
I think Captain Boling is off the mark.
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Desmond Doss saved the lives of over 70 soldiers on that ridge alone. Most of the soldiers hated him until they needed him.
Could you do what he did? I doubt it.
Could you do what he did? I doubt it.
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