Hacksaw Ridge (Maeda Escarpment) in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, was the site of brutal fighting during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, where medic Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector, single-handedly saved dozens of American soldiers by lowering them down the steep cliff face under intense Japanese fire, an event famously depicted in the movie Hacksaw Ridge. The ridge, a fortified, sheer cliff with extensive Japanese tunnels, was a crucial defensive position, and its capture marked a significant, blo