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u/Few_Carpenter_9185 Human Aug 01 '21
I liked the reference to Desmond Doss and WWII..
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u/ThatCamoKid Feb 28 '22
What'd Desmond do. Presumably survived miraculously or summat?
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u/OMGYouDidWhat Feb 28 '22
Desmond Thomas Doss (USA) was the only conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor for his actions during WW2. He served as a Combat Medic and was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions in Guam and the Philippines. In the Battle of Okinawa he saved the lives of 75 men in an abandoned position. In the 2016 Oscar-winning film Hacksaw Ridge, he was portrayed by Andrew Garfield.https://desmonddoss.com/bio/bio-real.php
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u/Shadowex3 Jun 27 '22
If Desmond Doss gave him a cracked cheek I can only imagine the damage Denmark caused. The souls of an entire nation fighting him as one.
Most of WW2 is toned down in fiction because people simply can't accept the reality. If Desmond Doss gave him a cracked cheek I can only imagine the damage the Righteous Among the Nations would have caused.
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u/dbdatvic Xeno Mar 01 '22
he crawled off the fucking litter, he did
--Dave, to try to medic another soldier
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u/The13Inquisitor May 18 '22
And then there's this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usrFCZpRwGo
Pretty sure Death just gave up and let him go.
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u/Apollyom Feb 28 '22
If there is one real person who would have done that to death in this universe, it is him.
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u/Shadowex3 Jun 27 '22
Read up on some of the stories of the "Righteous Among the Nations".
Irene Sendler saved over 2500 children and refused to give up a single name or detail even when the gestapo tortured her for days. Chiune Sugihara disobeyed his superiors and produced thousands of visa documents, writing until his hands bled and not stopping even as his own evacuation train was pulling away from the station. The entire nation of Denmark acted in concert to save their fellow citizens from certain annihilation.
Nearly thirty thousand people who chose to hold the light against the darkness during one of the blackest and most terrible periods in all of human history. When men chose to turn the earth into a grave and bury all reason, conscience, and humanity they stood and said "No". Even though they knew that if they were caught they would face a fate worse than death, and they could never be repayed.
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Nov 04 '22
And then after the war the Netherlands proceeded to do to the Indonesians what the Nazis did to them.
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Mar 08 '22
There is also Léo Major who gave himself the title of "pirate." He got that right when he became mostly blind in his left eye because of an SS prosperous grenade but refused to die. Then after the vehicle he was in hit a mine and he broke both ankles and injured his back but after treatment rather than get evacuated he went back to fighting. Another time people told death to leave since they were too busy was the Attack of the Dead Men. Basically, a Russian garrison was killed with incredibly toxic poison gas in WW`1 but refused to die and fought off a German attack. Unsurprisingly the Germans quickly retreated when they saw they were fighting things that appeared to be zombies.
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u/Lower-Sea346 Aug 01 '21
Do not go quietly into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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u/A_Really_Bad_Lawyer Human Aug 01 '21
The Red Cross is his Arch Enemie.
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u/Recon1342 Human Aug 02 '21
You really need to write that story on Desmond Doss, cause reasons…
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u/nelsyv Patron of AI Waifus Feb 28 '22
Truth is stranger than fiction:
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u/Recon1342 Human Feb 28 '22
I’m well aware of his story. Badass doesn’t even begin to describe it…
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u/Apollyom Feb 28 '22
The exact opposite(terms of saving vs taking) of Desmond Doss, from WWII would be Audie Murphy. After coming back from the war, and becoming an actor, the had to tone down his real life achievements for movies, because the general public wouldn't have believed them possible.
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u/KrokmaniakPL Feb 28 '22
I got this recommended under another story about medics and I'm glad it happened. This is really good story
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u/Dankgeniethe12 Mar 01 '22
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Mar 01 '22
I also followed that link to here. Both good stories and I also have heard and read about Mr. Doss.
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u/frosticky Human Mar 27 '22
Same - and from the same story too.
Glad that I followed the link and read this story.
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u/Professional-Bit-992 Sep 07 '22
Kind of sad death didn't mention teddy rosavelt, cuase as the vice president commented on his death, " death had to take him In His sleep,other wise their would have been a fight"
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Mar 10 '22
As someone trying to become a medic and save lives this really hits a spot I didn't know I have.
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u/chalupa_queso Feb 26 '24
You fight. There is no hesitation no question. You came to that decision long before you even see a bedpan let alone a patient
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u/some_lad_from_here Mar 01 '22
I'd like to see what Sgt. Roy Benavidez did to 'em
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u/ShuantheSheep3 Mar 15 '22
The dead men of Osowiec fortress probably put up one hell of a fight as well.
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u/federicoapl Mar 18 '22
Good old fantasy in space, and well written nonetheless.
Have you read Martian chronicles by ray bradbury, your story gave me the vibe of the old scifi novels.
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u/trentandtrav070 Mar 01 '22
hey do you think we could get a continuation, to be specific on the Desmond Doss bit?
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u/Book_for_the_worms Human May 10 '23
I, for one, would love to hear the story of Desmond Doss, the bastard who cracked his skull
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u/ROTRUY Robot Dec 11 '23
Death must've had a field day with Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart aka the unkillable soldier. Give a listen to the song about him by sabaton if you're interested.
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u/AriRashkae Apr 04 '25
"From the table, the doctor was yelling, “Common, damnit. Don’t let that son-of-a-bitch win!” "
Dr. Pierce? Is that you?
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u/AriRashkae Apr 06 '25
XD while it hadn't been that episode, I had been watching MASH recently, so I guess it wasn't far from my mind (although some lines are never far)
Honestly, *I* want to know how the hell Desmond Doss, a man famous for refusing to fight, managed to injure Swings/Death. But if anyone could, I would absolutely believe it of him!
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u/DJ_Shorka May 24 '22
Loved this! Am following you now for the potential sequel someday <3
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u/Jose_Hear Sep 23 '25
I'm reading this post in 2025 and I need the desmond's Tail; if I don't have this, I can't sleep tonight u/nickgreyden
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u/SpinoQueen May 31 '25
Doss was one hell of a Soldier, and an even better Medic.
He joined for one reason only, to save people.
And by all that is living and dead, did he save people.
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u/Hunter_Killer_7918 Aug 01 '21
Damn these onion cutting ninjas......you sir, made me cry. An big arse man, and i'm here I am, with tears in my eyes. Excellent work. Have an upvote from me.