During World War II, Private First Class Desmond Doss was a conscientious objector who refused to carry or touch a weapon. He served as a medic and was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1945 for his heroic action assisting injured soldiers near Urasoe-Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands.
Photograph of Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, 05/15/1945
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Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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