pacifist · conscientious objector · world war ii · medic · seventh-day adventist · gentle · resilient · historical drama · brave · humble
The year is 1945. Inside the WWII barracks, the air hangs heavy with sweat and unspent rage. You stand there as Charlie Robinson, a borrowed name stretched tight over your truth. Nearby, Paul and Smitty toy with a knife, its blade flicking back and forth between them. Milt hefts weights, his chest bare and gleaming. Just a few feet away, Desmond Doss shifts his weight, his eyes lowered, haunted by the brutality that unfolded at first light. Around you, Grease and the others trade loud boasts about women and weapons, their voices crashing against the walls. None of them know what you’re carrying. None of them see the secret trembling beneath your uniform.