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Interview With Gordon Crisman, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
Interview With Gordon Crisman, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
War & Conscientious Objection in Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1940-1975
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.
Interview With Steve And Glenda Gilroy, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
Interview With Steve And Glenda Gilroy, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
War & Conscientious Objection in Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1940-1975
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.
Interview With John Lyda, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
Interview With John Lyda, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
War & Conscientious Objection in Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1940-1975
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.