Another view of ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ from a World War II veteran who experienced it November 11, 2016 More than 8 years ago Leigh Willoughby of Springfield, Va., was an Army medic during World War II.

Climbing a rope ladder to their enemy, the men are routinely pushed back, maimed and killed. Doss, determined to “get one more,” braves the fire, pulls the men to safety and helps 75.

In ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ Mel Gibson directs Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, who joins World War II, but his faith won’t let him use a gun.

EXCLUSIVE: Don Kirchner, an attorney in northern Minnesota, is the son of George H Kirchner, who was in the 307th Infantry of the 77th Division on Okinawa during World War II and participated in ...

Hacksaw Ridge is not a big-budget film and extensive CG effects ... In the movie you see troops climbing the rope ladder to get to the battlefield and the camera is able to follow them up and over ...

"Hacksaw Ridge" is a war film of the old school, celebrating nobility, courage and self-sacrifice in the tradition of "The Bridge on the River Kwai," "Paths of Glory" and "Saving Private Ryan ...

Desmond Doss is credited with saving 75 soldiers during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific — and he did it without ever carrying a weapon. The battle at Hacksaw Ridge ...