Rep. Good’s Bill Renames Lynchburg VA Clinic After “Hacksaw Ridge” Hero Desmond Doss

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By Lynchburg Reporter Report

May 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Good (R-Va.) introduced the Desmond T. Doss Memorial Clinic Bill, which would rename the Lynchburg VA Clinic after Private First Class Doss for his brave service in World War II.

PFC Doss was a conscientious objector who served as an Army medic during World War II and earned a Medal of Honor for his rescue of an estimated 75 men during the battle at Hacksaw Ridge. He was more recently featured in the movie named after the battle. Doss was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and his name is known well throughout the community. Not only did Lynchburg throw a parade in his honor in 1945 after he received the Medal of Honor, but they have continued to honor his legacy in various ways since that time. Lynchburg is home to the Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy, the PFC Demond T. Doss Memorial Expressway, and the childhood home of Doss has been converted into a home for veterans. The city has declared October 12 to be “Desmond T. Doss Day” in honor of his bravery and sacrifice.

“The brave men and women in uniform who have given so much to defend our country and preserve our freedoms deserve to be honored and remembered,” said Good. “Heroes like Desmond Doss forged legacies that are more than worthy of commemoration. I can think of no better way to honor him in Lynchburg than to put his name on the VA clinic which serves the veterans to whom our community is so indebted.”

This bill has the support of the entire Virginia delegation: Reps. Wittman, Kiggans, Scott, McClellan, Cline, Spanberger, Beyer, Griffith, Wexton, Connolly.

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