The recently completed high bridge at Collegedale on Apison Pike has been named for Medal of Honor recipient Desmond Doss. A ceremony was held on Wednesday to dedicate the bridge. Mr. Doss, who lived ...
Medal of Honor recipients, military officers and active-duty troops will be honored Sept. 13 during an annual East Texas military festival. The 10th annual Texas Veterans’ Military Show, one of the ...
BULLARD – It might have looked like any small-town festival — lawn chairs, barbecue at the ready, families in the sun — but Saturday’s Texas Veterans’ Military Show in Bullard came with rare guests: ...
That honor went to the late Desmond Doss. “Harlow said, ‘Well who is Desmond Doss?’” Manly recalled. Born in Lynchburg, Cpl. Desmond T. Doss became the first conscientious objector to receive the ...
Desmond Doss was not your average hero. He would become a Medal of Honor recipient, the United States of America's highest and most prestigious military award, as a combat medic who saved many of his ...