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    Plaque dedication cements Desmond T. Doss legacy at childhood home

    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

    2020-12-28T19:09:54+00:00

      PRESS RELEASE: Desmond T. Doss Day in Lynchburg

      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

      2020-10-01T14:58:21+00:00Tags: |

        Desmond Doss remembered 75 years after heroic actions in WWII

        BEDFORD Co., Va. (WSET) -- This week marks the 75th anniversary that local World War II hero Desmond Doss saved the lives of nearly 100 men in Japan. Desmond T. Doss was a United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic in World War II after growing up in Lynchburg. Doss went into

        2020-10-20T19:00:11+00:00

          Friday, January 5 2018

          "Veterans helping Veterans;" 92-year-old WWII vet gets a new, warm home Read More: http://wset.com/news/local/veterans-helping-veterans-92-year-old-wwii-vet-gets-a-new-warm-home

          2018-01-12T18:12:30+00:00Tags: |
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