A skinny church boy on the outside but, a brave soldier on the inside, Desmond encouraged people to stay true to what they believed in and do what was right. Among his fellow soldiers most of them called him a coward and didn’t believe he would be any help on the battlefield. Much their surprise in the future, he would save more than half of their lives.
Doss’s childhood helped him become who he was and helped him through his time in the army and after. This fearless soldier was born on February 7, 1919 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Before desmond was born his father bought a painting at an auction that had the 10 commandments of god and them. When Desmond was older the one commandment that fascinated him the most was the sixth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”. As a child Desmond was accident prone. One day he went …show more content…
The doctor said it was very unlikely that he would ever be able to move his hand again, but thankfully he received the joy of being able to move it again on his own. Another example takes place on a fatle day when Desmond skinned his knee, badly, on a sharp cliff. He didn’t want to worry his mother, so he kept it a secret until the third day after the accident when he couldn’t get out of bed. The doctor said that he would either have to die or amputate the leg, but there was one more option. Every two hours they would have to change a hot towel on the wound and again he was gifted with his life and leg. They prayed to god a lot and wanted to become seventh day adventists, but they were alive during the great depression and it would be hard for them to find work so that they wouldn't have to work on Saturdays. Desmond was also in school for a few years,
Doss’s childhood helped him become who he was and helped him through his time in the army and after. This fearless soldier was born on February 7, 1919 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Before desmond was born his father bought a painting at an auction that had the 10 commandments of god and them. When Desmond was older the one commandment that fascinated him the most was the sixth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”. As a child Desmond was accident prone. One day he went …show more content…
The doctor said it was very unlikely that he would ever be able to move his hand again, but thankfully he received the joy of being able to move it again on his own. Another example takes place on a fatle day when Desmond skinned his knee, badly, on a sharp cliff. He didn’t want to worry his mother, so he kept it a secret until the third day after the accident when he couldn’t get out of bed. The doctor said that he would either have to die or amputate the leg, but there was one more option. Every two hours they would have to change a hot towel on the wound and again he was gifted with his life and leg. They prayed to god a lot and wanted to become seventh day adventists, but they were alive during the great depression and it would be hard for them to find work so that they wouldn't have to work on Saturdays. Desmond was also in school for a few years,