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  Interview with Orville and Marilyn Winters

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Orville Winters discusses how he registered for the draft as a noncombatant. His wife Marilyn discusses how her brother Arnold Lee was a conscientious objector.

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  Interview with Phil Thornburg

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Phil Thornburg talks about registering for the draft during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector and how his decision was influenced by his childhood in Burundi.

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  Interview with Bill Rourke Part One

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Bill Rourke reflects on how he registered for the draft as a conscientious objector. He also talks about how he served as an orderly at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho as alternative service.

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  Interview with Bill Rourke Part Two

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Bill Rourke reflects on how he registered for the draft as a conscientious objector. He also talks about how he served as an orderly at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho as alternative service.

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  Interview with Dan Nolta

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Dan Nolta discusses how he registered for the draft as a non-combatant, and how his faith influenced his decision and later his career choices.

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  Interview with Divonna Crecelius

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Divonna Crecelius discusses her husband, Ron, and his experience serving in World War II before he became a Christian. She talks about how he was called to serve during the Korean War as an assistant chaplain.

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  Interview with Dorlan Bales

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Dorlan Bales discusses how he registered as a conscientious objector in 1968. He also talks about how he served in Saigon, Vietnam.

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  Interview with Dwight Kimberly

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Dwight Kimberly reflects on how he registered for the draft during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector. He also talks about his experiences serving in a troubled boys home as he worked there to qualify for alternative service.

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  Interview with Elmer Baron

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Elmer Baron discusses how he registered for the draft as a normal combatant, and he talks about what it was like serving at Iwo Jima as a radio and radar technician.

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  Interview with Eric Palmer

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Eric Palmer reflects on how he registered for the draft as a conscientious objector, and how his faith influenced his decision.

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  Interview with Fred Gregory

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Fred Gregory discusses how he registered for the draft as a conscientious objector, and how he served in Vietnam with the Mennonite Central Committee in Vietnam as alternative service. He also talks about how this decision changed the entire course of his life and led him to serve his community for the rest of his life.

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  Interview with Gerald Lemmons

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Gerald Lemmons reflects on how he registered during the Korean War as a regular combatant and not a conscientious objector.

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  Interview with Gertrude Ankeny

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Gertrude Ankeny discusses her husband's choice to be a conscientious objector, as well as reflecting on what other family members choice to register as.

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  Interview with Gordon Crisman

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Gordon Crisman talks about he originally registered for the draft as a 1-A before he became a Christian, but after he attended George Fox he made to decision to do alternative service instead.

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  Interview with Howard Macy Part 1

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Howard Macy describes how he registered for the draft as a conscientious objector, and how his faith influenced his decision.

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  Interview with Howard Macy Part 2

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Howard Macy describes how he registered for the draft as a conscientious objector, and how his faith influenced his decision.

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  Interview with John Lyda

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  John Lyda talks about his religious and familial influences that persuaded him to register as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. He also discusses how his two sons serve in the military and how their experience in the Quaker church differs from his own.

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  Interview with Jon Newkirk

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Jon Newkirk talks about how he registered for the draft during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector, and how his faith influenced that decision. He also describes some of his experiences in Vietnam where he served for his alternative service.

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  Interview with Marion Wilhite

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Marion Wilhite talks about his service in the Navy, and how even though he grew up in the Quaker church his mindset was different due to the fact that he had brothers serving in the military.

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  Interview with Paul Morse

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Paul Morse talks about how he registered for the draft in between the Korean and Vietnam War as a conscientious objector and how his faith heavily influenced his decision.

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  Interview with Rick and Laurie Comfort

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Rick Comfort discusses being a high schooler during the Vietnam War and being on the Air Force after the war, during the war in Grenada, and how he never held a gun. He also talks about his childhood in Bolivia and how it influenced his actions in the Air Force.

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  Interview with Ron Stansell

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Ron Stansell discusses how he registered as a conscientious objector for the draft. He talks about how his childhood and his faith influenced his decision. Furthermore, he talks about his life as a missionary in Bolivia and how he met his wife, Carolyn, through this whole process.

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  Interview with Sam Farmer

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  An interview with Sam Farmer about his attitude toward military service as a young man during the Korean War, and about his religious upbringing in Greenleaf, Idaho.

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  Interview with Sam Morse

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Sam Morse discusses his views on being a conscientious objector. He talks about how he served for a year and how he still supported the war effort even though he never carried a gun.

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  Interview with Steve and Glenda Gilroy

  Cherice Bock and Ralph Beebe

  Steve and Glenda Gilroy reflect on their life during the Vietnam War. Specifically, Steve talks about being drafted as a conscientious objector and how being stationed as an orderly in a hospital helped him realize what he wanted as a future career. Glenda reflects on conversations she had with her father and brother during the war and how her upbringing influenced what she thought about conscientious objectors.