soldier

Hacksaw Ridge(2016): How a soldier fought a war without firing a single bullet
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Hacksaw Ridge(2016): How a soldier fought a war without firing a single bullet

The movie is based on the true story of Pfc. Desmond T Doss, who won the Congressional Medal of Honour despite refusing to bear arms during WWII on religious grounds

FILE PHOTO: A Myanmar citizen living in India burns a poster of Myanmar's army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing with his face crossed out, during a protest organised by Chin Refugee Committee, against the military coup in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
South Asia & China

Myanmar asks India to return eight police who fled across border

Two Afghan mujahideen prepare for prayer in a snow storm in Ghazni province in southern Afghanistan on Feb. 28, 1989. Joel Robine/AFP via Getty Images via Foreign Policy
Analysis

Hard times don’t make strong soldiers

Israel troops. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Over 1,200 Israeli soldiers quarantined amid coronavirus outbreak

Thai security forces evacuate people who were stranded inside the Terminal 21 shopping mall following a gun battle, to try to stop a soldier on a rampage after a mass shooting, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 9, 2020. Photo:Reuters
World

Thai soldier kills 29 in rampage before being shot

Miroslav Marcek stands inside the courtroom at a preliminary hearing as he and other defendants appear on charges of ordering and carrying out the murders of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, in Pezinok, Slovakia December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
World

Former soldier admits in court to killing Slovak journalist

Former South Korean Army sergeant, first class, Ha Jae-hun, who lost both his legs in 2015 when he stepped on a North Korean landmine while on a patrol in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), competes in Men's Single Sculls during the 39th National Para Games in Hanam, South Korea, October 17, 2019. Yonhap via Reuters
South Asia & China

South Korean soldier who lost legs to DMZ landmine aims for Paralympic gold