Desmond Doss Quotes

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No Man left Behind Who is the first person that comes to mind when the words “moral courage” are said? Does the thought of someone saving lives or maybe even the thought of a veteran or a hero? These kinds of people are people that have usually done some amazing action or put the lives of others before their own life. The true definition of moral courage is, a highly esteemed trait displayed by individuals, who, despite adversity and personal risk, decide to act upon their ethical values to help others during difficult ethical dilemmas. There is a man by the name of Desmond Doss, who goes into war when he gets older and shows great courage, while fighting without weapons. When he was a child was play with his brother, things were being thrown …show more content…

In this battle that Desmond Doss fought in he was a huge example of how he never leaves a man behind. When his whole crew leaves to go away from the gruesomest and bloodiest battle ever, he hid and stayed behind so that he could save the wounded soldiers. He even saved some of the Japanese soldiers. His actions from that day were, “Over the course of the night he carries 75 men, including Japanese soldiers, to the cliff and lets them down using ropes. He refuses to stop. He prays that God will let him save one more, just one more.”(Ward) This proves that Desmond would never let a man get left behind or even forgotten about. Even though he never cared for the Japanese soldiers either, he knew that God wanted him to do this. While he carried them he only cared that he would be saving others like god saved him. Desmond Doss is a great man that is not afraid to help others in hard circumstances, he will always do what is needed to be done in that …show more content…

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