EXCLUSIVE: Don Kirchner, an attorney in northern Minnesota, is the son of George H Kirchner, who was in the 307th Infantry of the 77th Division on Okinawa during World War II and participated in the battle for the Maeda Escarpment, aka Hacksaw Ridge. Don contacted me after reading my coverage of the world premiere of Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge in Venice. At the time, he told me he’d only seen the trailer but that what it depicted “was just as my father had described the battle to my brother and me when we were kids — climbing up nets and ladders and finding Hell on Earth upon reaching the top. Dad told us about Desmond Doss and his heroics.” to read more, click here.