Our Mission:
Quaker House is a manifestation of the Friends’ Peace Testimony. Based in Fayetteville, NC, home of Fort Liberty, Quaker House provides counseling and support to service members who are questioning their role in the military; educates them, their families, and the public about military issues; and advocates for a more peaceful world.
How We Implement Our Mission:
Recent News Posts
Why YOU Shouldn’t Join the Military
I'm often asked by people, "What are good reasons for not joining the Army/Navy/Air Force/etc.?" Or I'm told the corollary, "My friend/recruiter says the Army/Navy/Air Force/etc. can do . . . for me." I recently picked up and reviewed a booklet which Quaker House has...
Agent Orange: A Half-Century of Pain
Agent Orange. One of the many terms associated with the Vietnam War that evoke strong and often angry reactions. Why mention it now, and risk stirring those responses again? Partly, it's the calendar: August 10 will mark fifty years since the first load of powerful...
To End Torture: START NOW
Friends-- I've been reflecting on how most of the proposals I've seen for opposing torture in the coming years seem too narrow and oriented to one or another "silver bullet" idea. The problem is more complex, and more entrenched, it seems to me. So I've been drafting...