Media Remembrance of Veterans
Often times, the media is the only way some of the general public hear any stories of the brave mean and woman veterans. Veterans are sometimes seen as a forgotten group until the media highlights a military story in some way. For instance, the movie Hacksaw Ridge is a story on the soldier Desmond Doss.
Hacksaw Ridge Movie poster
Hacksaw Ridge Starring:Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, and Vince Vaughn
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Written by: Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight
Produced by: Bill Mechanic, David Permut, Terry Benedict, Paul Currie, Bruce Davey, and Brian Oliver
Desmond Doss was born in 1919 and was of the Seventh-Day Adventist Christian denomination. He was strictly a pacifist and ate only certain meals. In the movie Hacksaw Ridge, it highlights Desmond Doss' service in the military as a combat medic and highlighted many of his heroic feats. For instance, while lowering men off the side of the deadly ridge, he was seen praying, which he later stated he was praying to the Lord so he could save "one more". He frequently put himself into harms way to save his fellow soldiers. It was estimated that he saved 75 soldiers on Hacksaw Ridge, but his son believes that Desmond saved well over 100 soldiers.
THE LONGEST WINTER : The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon by Alex Kershaw
picture of the book The Longest Winter, an account of a platoon that experienced the Battle of the Bulge in Nazi Europe
Another source of media that veterans tell their stories in is literature. In the book The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon, written by Alex Kershaw, you learn the stories of 18 men in Nazi Europe, fighting for their lives and the story of the Battle of the Buldge. This story is based on the actual veterans who were in the story, and interviewed for the information on this event in history like Bill Slape.