The Medal of Honor of Desmond Doss (& MUCH MUCH MORE!!!) | History Traveler 98

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As a son of a veteran I truly love this channel and I end up shedding a few tears when you bring to light the sacrifices that every brave man and woman have given to this great country. Thank you so much for keeping history alive.

Jack Lucas (WWII) was the youngest recipient since the Civil War. He was a Marine who lied about his age. He placed his body on two enemy grenades at Iwo Jima and miraculously survived.

I get choked up when I read about these amazing people. It is inspiring, and humbling.

Thank you for showing me this! This is a place I am now dying to go too. I had never heard of it before this. Ever since Hacksaw Ridge released I have been intrigued by Doss’s story. If you haven’t read it, I recommend reading the book that the movie is based off of. Mel Gibson didn’t even tell all of Doss’s story in the movie because he was afraid people wouldn’t believe all of it. Keep it up with the great content!

OUTSTANDING! On my list of must see places. Thank you so much for sharing this one.

Amazing episode! Had the great honor of meeting Medal of Honor recipient SGT Robert Patterson while going through basic training years ago!

That quote by Lincoln is so very true. Especially nowadays.

Great Sunday morning video! Thanks. Can’t wait save up more time from work, and do some traveling myself!

Its great that they let you film in this museum. So many don't and its understandable but stuff like this only promotes these places that showcase history. A great vlog JD. 👍🏻😎

WOW...just WOW...what a GREAT place. Thank You for showing us that place.

I’ve watched all of your first 97 episodes in your series, each episode gets better than the prior one. This museum is a fantastic place, a must to visit in the future. Not to put a single recipient 2nd in priority, but I must say the interactive globe of recipients is the most wonderful display we’ve seen. Such a perfect way to show visitors a complete listing of everyone that has ever been honored with this award and a detailed background of each person.

Amazing too see the history or that medal. I am lucky enough too know a gentleman that has serve in afghanistan that was injured and received the purple heart. Hearing him talk about what happened, is just an act of courage

Good (actually, great) presentation. So glad you properly stated "awarded" the MOH, NOT "won"! ALL medals/ribbons are "awarded", it is NOT a competition to receive it.

Thank you for the video that was amazing what a great museum wow. Take care

Fun Fact:  My grandfather, Christos Karaberis (Chris Carr), was standing next to Desmond Doss when they were both awarded the CMOH by President Truman. I have some amazing photos of that day that have been handed down to me.   He can also be seen in the actual footage of that day that is shown at the end of the movie Hacksaw Ridge.   We donated my grandfathers medals, uniform, and various other artifacts to the Lyon Museum in Orange County, CA.  We have a great display featuring him and his 3 brothers who all served during WWII.   This museum looks amazing!!  Thank you so much for sharing this!!

By far, this is your best one yet. One of my BUD/S instructors with class 91 was a Medal of Honor recipient. Mike Thornton was fair but damn was he tough. No complaining around him as he would simply make it hurt worse to let you know that how you felt earlier really wasn't that bad.

Kick ass episode of an amazing museum, Thanks for showing.

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I had a high school acquaintance awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for saving lives by jumping on a grenade in Vietnam. I had no idea this happened until a few years ago when I looked up to see who had died in Vietnam from my high school. It's sad how soon we would forget those who served and died if not for places like this and people like you. Thank you. I wonder if you could in the future when visiting places like this, take a screen shot of some the information posted so we can read them by freezing the video. It wouldn't lengthen the video much but would allow us the opportunity to "fill in the blanks" of some of the history you're showing. As much as I would love to visit places like this and read them in person, it's just not possible at this time of my life. Thanks.

I too love the stories painfully recalled and told to others so that this moment in history are never lost or forgotten. 🇺🇸 thank you for sharing 🇺🇸