James Chapman, who just turned 100, recalls the horrors of fighting in WW II. (Matt Jones/The Daily Independent). ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — James Chapman witnessed events of world importance during his 100 ...

Hacksaw Ridge is "not quite authentic," though its intense battle scenes still impress historian John McManus. Directed by Mel Gibson, the 2016 war film follows the experiences of Desmond Doss during ...

Hacksaw Ridge is a war drama film helmed by Mel Gibson and chronicles the heroic tale of Desmond Doss, a Sevent-day Adventist and conscientious objector who serves as a combat medic in World War II.

Hollywood star Mel Gibson may have directed a movie about the hill in Okinawa known as Hacksaw Ridge, but Fairfax County resident Ken Kaye, 94, was actually there during the notorious WWII battle. In ...

From the beginning, the incredible true story of Desmond Doss seemed destined for a big-screen retelling. The heroic actions of Doss, the subject of the new war film Hacksaw Ridge, first captured ...

The 2025 NFL season is set to kick off this weekend and once again, there will be many alumni of the Ducks’ football program making their presence... Now, in 2016, he has re-emerged behind the camera ...

It was a Friday morning, Sept. 22, and Desmond Doss Jr. soon would speak with a group of high school students about his father, a World War II U.S. Army medic who saved the lives of 75 soldiers in the ...

The film marks Gibson's first directorial project since 2006. By Allison Crist “With the world so set on tearing itself apart, doesn’t seem like such a bad thing to me to want to put a little bit of ...

Mel Gibson's 2016 war film Hacksaw Ridge follows the true story of Desmond Doss, who saved 75 soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa without carrying a weapon ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - As moviegoers file into theaters for Mel Gibson's bloody World War II biopic, members of Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church will be outside sharing the story of the man ...

A "masterful" war film directed by Mel Gibson and rated higher than Dunkirk is now streaming on Amazon Prime. The heartwrenching 2016 film follows Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, one of America's ...