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However, the advent of World War 1, and his subsequent call to duty, tore his pacifist state of mind apart, torn between a patriotic sense of duty and his religious beliefs, Alvin York of Tennessee was to become the name on everyone's lips in 1918. Sergeant York is pretty much close to being the perfect template for biography movies.
In Sergeant York, a Christian World War I soldier named Alvin York killed German soldiers to protect American lives because he… Review by Channing Pomeroy ★★★½ 1 “Soft lands breed soft men,” Herodotus tells us in the last line of his Histories , “wondrous fruits of the earth and valiant warriors grow not from the same soil.”
The true story of a hillbilly sharpshooter drafted in WW1 despite his claim to be a pacifist, who ends up becoming a war hero.
Sergeant York adalah sebuah film biografi tahun 1941 tentang kehidupan Alvin York, salah satu prajurit Amerika yang paling dihargai pada Perang Dunia I. Film tersebut disutradarai oleh Howard Hawks dan menjadi film dengan keuntungan tertinggi pada tahun tersebut.
His actions merited an immediate promotion to Sergeant and the Distinguished Service Cross. Later after an official review, the DSC was upgraded to the Medal of Honor, awarded personally by General John J. Pershing. The international attention earned him a celebrity status following the war and became known by his sobriquet, Sergeant York.
Mr. York participated in an event in tribute to Mr. Frank Buckles, the last surviving veteran of World War I, to his father, Sergeant Alvin York, and to all those who have guarded our freedom. Mr. York graciously signed two vintage books which were given to us by friends, after we told them about our September 2010 visit to the Sergeant York ...
Alvin C. York es un joven y trabajador campesino que vive en una de las numerosas granjas de los montes de Cumberland, en el estado de Tennessee. Sólo tiene un defecto: la bebida. Alvin está enamorado de una muchacha, cuya familia de clase alta impide el matrimonio. Basada en hechos reales.
