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Doss refused to kill an enemy soldier or carry a weapon into combat because of his personal beliefs Even though everyone around Doss pushed him to hold a weapon he stood his ground and ended up never holding a weapon This is one part of Desmond Doss s moral courage he stood up for what he believed in even if others thought it was wrong The story begins here When Desmond Doss was around the age of 7 him and his brother got into a fight Whoever lost their father would beat Desmond was losing badly in the spur of the moment desmond grabbed a brick and hit his brother in the head with it The family thought Harold The brother was dead Desmond was so shocked by his actions he then proceeded to look at God s 6th commandment You shall not commit murder Harold ended up just being heavily bruised Desmond s father William Was an very abusive person he would beat his kids and his wife Desmond said When he beat us referring to him and his brother I could deal with it But when he touched mama that s when it needed to stop When Desmond was older maybe his older teenage years He walked in on William about to shoot Bertha Mother Desmond quickly grabbed the gun and proceed to point the gun at William wanting to pull the trigger Desmond had a strong belief in the 6th commandment so he did not shoot Years later he found love with a nurse at there local hospital Dorothy Doss
