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Living and Giving June 27

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By Times Free Press Staff June 27, 2010 1 min read

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Back to Life: After years of reluctance and a hero’s burial, Desmond Doss is coming to the big screens

Andrew Garfield will protray Desmond Doss in the new movie, "Hacksaw Ridge," directed by Mel Gibson. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)

Desmond Doss in the field during World War II.

Desmond Doss receives the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman

Desmond Doss recovering from wounds received during the fighting on Okinawa.

Desmond Doss, a Medal of Honor recipient, talks at his Lookout Mountain home in 2000 about his time in World War II.

Desmond Doss, who received the Medal of Honor for his role as an Army medic in World War II, lived much of his life quietly on Lookout Mountain. He didn't trust Hollywood producers to tell his story the right way. But late in life, he had a change of heart. Filming of his life story begins this month.

Desmond Doss receives the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman