Hacksaw Ridge Trailer

stikpusher

Due this fall... The story of a Conscientious Objector MOH Recipient at Okinawa

 

 

looks good, gone off Andrew Garfield a bit after him being Spider-Man, but still looks great!

I hope Mel Gibson did not "Hollywoodize" it too much, like he did The Patriot and Braveheart. 

I read his MOH citiation and he was amazing during the battle - lowering 75 wounded down the 400 cliff, treating wounded yards away for Japs, giving up his streacher to other wounded after he was hit twice.

307th's area was on the Eastern flank of the 77th Division, from Tanabaru in the North to Shuri in the South. 

Here is a link to present day locations there

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCYXXN_hacksaw-ridge?guid=62e192a8-80f8-43ae-a03d-cac6c9e6c42a

If I read this right, I was a bit west of there on the city outskirts about where it says 3/22.  To know exactly, I should look for a map from the 80s that will show the changes since the war

ikar01

I'll have to watch this one when it comes out on disc.  I think I may have driven past that area every day to work and back.  I lived right outside Naha, on what they called Bloddy bRidge, so I was told.

 

He was assigned to the 307th Infantry Rgmt, 77th Division, and they were smack in the middle of the line for the advance on Shuri, the lynchpin of the IJA defenses.

I'll have to watch this one when it comes out on disc.  I think I may have driven past that area every day to work and back.  I lived right outside Naha, on what they called Bloddy bRidge, so I was told.

looking forward to seeing this one!!!

Wirraway

Have a read of his MOH citation- truly inspirational.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Doss

 

Thanks for the link Wirraway and thanks for the post Stik. Looks like it should be a good film.

Wow!  That does look good.  I think I'm going to have to see that one on the big screen when it comes out.

Eric

Looks good !!

Have a read of his MOH citation- truly inspirational.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Doss