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- ↑ Stoda, Kevin (July 4, 2010). "A great Story for This Fourth of July—DESMOND T. DOSS—a Hero of WWII". Eslkevin's Blog. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Radical Catholic Mom (May 19, 2008). "A War Hero Without a Gun". Patheos. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "The Conscientious Objector". IndiePlaya. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
