Article on Harold, Brother of Desmond Doss

[Key Guy]

Although not an Adventist, he was very close to his brother...

From the Martinsburg VA Journal

Full text: http://www.journal-news.net/Living/articles.asp?articleID=5973

Quote:

While Harold was fighting, his older brother, Desmond, was serving with the Army. A devout Seventh-day Adventist, Desmond became known as "The Conscientious Objector" of World War II.

Refusing to kill other men, work on his holy day of Saturday and eat meat because of his faith, Desmond was ridiculed for his beliefs. But he would later earn the Congressional Medal of Honor. During a fight in the Philippines in 1944, while Japanese snipers were shooting, Desmond carried the wounded to aid. A documentary about his life was made titled "The Conscientious Objector."

Desmond died on March 23, 2006. Harold's eyes tear up as he talks about his brother. "He was very conscientious," Harold says.

Harold says he came close once to seeing his brother while stationed in Guam. "He was in the hospital, and I tried to go see him," he says.

"We were close brothers," he says.

[Gregory Matthews]

Interesting. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.

[Jeannieb43]

Thank you for this article.

That's another example of a fine, strong Christian family. Never sought the spotlight, but always chose the right thing.