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Desmond Doss: Hacksaw Ridge - One more

Time: Sunday May 6, 1945

Place: Okinawa, Japan

Details: Doss said frequently after saving a wounded soldier: "help me get one more". This phrase motivated him to keep searching for soldiers.

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