LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- October 12 is a day of honor for a local veteran who put his faith first as he saved the lives of more than 75 men in the Battle of Okinawa. The date marks 75 years since Lynchburg-raised veteran Desmond Doss received the Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman. The
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A crowd gathered outside a small house in Lynchburg Monday morning. But one man in the crowd saw Monday a little differently from the rest. “This is incredible. This is simply incredible," said Desmond Doss, Jr. Doss is the son of World War II medic Desmond T. Doss, the man credited
It's been 75 years since a Lynchburg native received our nation's highest military honor. Watch The Full Story
Lynchburg Area Veterans Council announces DESMOND T. DOSS DAY in the City of Lynchburg on October 12, and a special ceremony to be held at his birthplace at 1309 Garfield Avenue, marking the 75th Anniversary of the presentation of the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman LYNCHBURG, VA – LAVC was recently able to
