About to be defeated, a Japanese commander eviscerates himself with a knife, after which his head is cut off.
The photographer refused to get any closer for fear he would be hit by Japanese fire.
As they were carrying him, he saw a guy on the ground badly wounded.
Electing not to bear arms, he made his way into the army medical corps.
The delay was approved up the chain of command and the assault was put on hold until Desmond finished his devotions.
Doss agrees, but the operation is delayed until after he concludes his prayers.