PRIVATE, AS YOU WERE! Now I realize that some of you might have strong feelings about...
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Sgt Howell:
Gentlemen! I want you to meet Private Desmond Doss. Apparently, Private Doss does not believe in violence. He does not practice violence. He will not even deign to touch a weapon. You see, Private Doss is a conscientious objector. So I plead with you, do not look to him to save you on the battlefield, because he will undoubtedly be too busy wrestling with his conscience to assist. Desmond Doss:
Sarge, that's not true... Sgt Howell:
PRIVATE, AS YOU WERE! Now I realize that some of you might have strong feelings about this. It is what we men fight for. To defend our rights, and to protect our women and children. Even if Private Doss' beliefs might cause women and children to die. So I will expect everyone in this company to give Private Doss the full measure of respect he is due for the short time that he will be with us
Gentlemen! I want you to meet Private Desmond Doss. Apparently, Private Doss does not believe in violence. He does not practice violence. He will not even deign to touch a weapon. You see, Private Doss is a conscientious objector. So I plead with you, do not look to him to save you on the battlefield, because he will undoubtedly be too busy wrestling with his conscience to assist. Desmond Doss:
Sarge, that's not true... Sgt Howell:
PRIVATE, AS YOU WERE! Now I realize that some of you might have strong feelings about this. It is what we men fight for. To defend our rights, and to protect our women and children. Even if Private Doss' beliefs might cause women and children to die. So I will expect everyone in this company to give Private Doss the full measure of respect he is due for the short time that he will be with us
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Gentlemen
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I want you to meet Private Desmond Doss
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Apparently Private Doss does not believe in violence
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He does not practice violence
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He will not even deign to touch a weapon
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You see Private Doss is a conscientious objector
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So I plead with you do not look to him to save you on the battlefield
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because he will undoubtedly be too busy wrestling with his conscience to assist
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Sarge that's not true Private as you were
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Movie Summary
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Actors
Sgt Howell
Desmond Doss
