Was this a MIRACLE?

Question

This is about Seventh Day Adventist...
conscientious objector...
and MEDAL OF HONOR recipient DESMOND DOSS...
and events that occured during WW2 invasion of Okinawa

"Time to go men," Lieutenant Goronto told his troops. Doss had prayed, finished with his Amen, and the rest would be in the hands of God. The soldiers struggled up the incline, reaching the sheer face that comprised the last fifty feet. Naval cargo nets were used to scale its surface. Upon reaching the summit, Company B was immediately pinned down by heavy enemy fire. To the left Company A was fighting to scale their sector as well. The first five men were killed and casualties mounted to the point that Company A could proceed no further. Headquarters radioed Company B for a report of their own casualties. So far there had been none. So the order was given that Company B would have to take the escarpment themselves.

Sweeping across the escarpment the men of Doss' company engaged the enemy in a fierce struggle, knocking out eight or nine pillboxes. By day's end they emerged victorious. Not a single man was killed and the only wounds were sustained by one soldier in Company B whose hand was damaged by a falling rock. It was incredible...even miraculous.

The next day a follow-up inquiry was made to determine how Company B had accomplished the miraculous assault on the Maeda Escarpment without a single casualty. A photographer arrived to take a picture and Lieutenant Goronto sent Desmond to the top to pose. (The photo at right is the US Army photo taken that day, and Desmond Doss is the man at the top.) As far back as Army headquarters in the States, everyone asked how Company B had pulled it off. No one could find a reasonable explanation. Finally, with no other way to conclude the report, the official answer was filed...all the way back to the United States. The official answer:

"Doss prayed!"

http://www.homeofheroes.com/profiles/profiles_doss.html

I am agnostic.
But this makes me wonder.

Answer 1

stop wondering and start thinking.

Answer 2

There is a basic rule in warfare which states that one should attempt to hold the high ground and therefore, throughout history, soldiers have always been sent out to "take the hill." Every now and then (not surprisingly) some of those attacks will be successful. That's not a miracle, it's just something that happens from time to time.

Answer 3

No, not a miracle.

In war, as in everywhere, lots of things happen. Given the number of things that happen, some really unusual stuff is bound to happen. In the heat of battle, the many things that happen tend to be more serious, so you'll have more extreme good luck and bad luck.

Answer 4

Cool!