From:
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=528487830784
His biggest regret? The Bible his wife gave him had fallen out of his pocket when he was blown off his feet by the grenade, and he hadn’t recovered it before saving a bunch of lives and walking away from life-threatening injuries.
It worked out pretty well, though. When his commanding officer came by the hospital to visit Doss and inform him that he was going to receive the Medal of Honor, he brought a present – a waterlogged, semi-charred pocket Bible. Apparently after the hill had been captured from the Japanese, every man in the Company scoured the field until they’d found it for him.
Awesome!