What would you do if you were drafted to fight in a war? As a conscientious objector opposed to all wars, Wayne R. Ferren Jr. had to answer that question during the Vietnam War. Chapter 5: ...

MANY years ago (in the early nineties) I stood almost alone in England as an advocate of general military service. I advocated it because I knew that regular food and athletic life (the most vital ...

Dale E. Noyd, a decorated Air Force captain and fighter pilot who became the first conscientious objector to oppose a specific conflict during the Vietnam War, has died. He was 73. Noyd died in ...

This past semester, pro-Palestine protests erupted on college campuses across the United States. University administrators faced institutional turmoil, attempting to appease alums, donors, and ...

ON Dec. 6, as my fellow sailors and Marines boarded the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, I decided that I could not join them. After years of serving in the Navy, I would not assent to participate ...

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The nation’s only conscientious objector to win a Medal of Honor was buried Monday with a final salute of 21 gunshots, although he refused to carry a weapon during his service in ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Extended interview with Israeli journalist and activist Haggai Matar, a former conscientious objector who now serves as executive director of ...