Hacksaw Ridge Movie....Is this guy a ***** or a Hero?

[Patronus]

I honestly don't fear death, either. Obviously for different reasons, but not fearing death isn't the same thing as not fearing at all. Death itself is no big deal, but the process of getting there can be scary as ****. Lot's of really bad ways to go. Or worse yet, not quite making it and being F'ed for life.

Agreed. When I had my heart attack they told my wife I probably wouldn't make it. Obviously I did, but in retrospect that might have been my best shot of getting out peacefully. LOL.

 

[Bear44]

During the 12 hours, in which Doss rescued 75 American soldiers, retrieving them from where they had fallen, dragging them back from as far away as 125 yards, under fire, before lowering them down the cliff to the rest of the unit(yes, he was the ONLY uninjured man on the ridge), one Japanese soldier later reported that he had Doss in his sights on multiple occasions where he was silhouetted at the cliffs edge but that his gun jammed each time he tried to pull the trigger to shoot Doss.

And yes, 75 men rescued in 12 hours. An average of one man every 9.6 seconds for twelve hours straight.

Not to diminish what this man did, but your math is a little off there. It's more like one man every 8.5 minutes.

 

[VanillaGuerrilla]

During the 12 hours, in which Doss rescued 75 American soldiers, retrieving them from where they had fallen, dragging them back from as far away as 125 yards, under fire, before lowering them down the cliff to the rest of the unit(yes, he was the ONLY uninjured man on the ridge), one Japanese soldier later reported that he had Doss in his sights on multiple occasions where he was silhouetted at the cliffs edge but that his gun jammed each time he tried to pull the trigger to shoot Doss.

And yes, 75 men rescued in 12 hours. An average of one man every 9.6 seconds for twelve hours straight.

I'm no math wiz but I think your numbers be a little off.

 

[karlvv30]

During the 12 hours, in which Doss rescued 75 American soldiers, retrieving them from where they had fallen, dragging them back from as far away as 125 yards, under fire, before lowering them down the cliff to the rest of the unit(yes, he was the ONLY uninjured man on the ridge), one Japanese soldier later reported that he had Doss in his sights on multiple occasions where he was silhouetted at the cliffs edge but that his gun jammed each time he tried to pull the trigger to shoot Doss.

And yes, 75 men rescued in 12 hours. An average of one man every 9.6 seconds for twelve hours straight.

Minutes,but you are absolutely right. That is more than any one man can do alone

 

[Bypass]

Hate to hear bro hope it turns out good.

I go back for another ultrasound in January and should find out something then. Thanks brother.

 

[Patronus]

Not to diminish what this man did, but your math is a little off there. It's more like one man every 8.5 minutes.

Nope. 12 X 60 = 720 / 75 = 9.6

 

[Patronus]

Minutes,but you are absolutely right. That is more than any one man can do alone

LOL. OOPs!

 

[Bear44]

Nope. 12 X 60 = 720 / 75 = 9.6

Hah! I was wrong, too. But it's minutes, not seconds.

 

[VanillaGuerrilla]

Nope. 12 X 60 = 720 / 75 = 9.6

That would be 6.5 men per minute. There's a lot of minutes in 12 hrs.

 

[Patronus]

Hah! I was wrong, too. But it's minutes, not seconds.

Edited for my goof. LOL. Heck, he DONE it and I can't even TYPE it.