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Pushed Off the Path of War

Pushed Off the Path of War

by Wayne Finegar | Oct 25, 2021 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, Peace

Conscientious Objectors Tell Their Stories This is an extended version of the article by Lenore Yarger, Quaker House counselor to the GI Rights Hotline, printed in our Fall 2021 newsletter, HomeFront. Kristofer Miller was a sergeant in Special Forces training at Ft....
Conscientious Objectors in Today’s Military

Conscientious Objectors in Today’s Military

by Wayne Finegar | Oct 9, 2021 | Conscientious Objection, GI Rights Hotline, Military

On June 8, 2021, we hosted a panel discussion with five amazing individuals. The recording is available below. Our GI Rights Hotline Counselors led a discussion with these five service members about the experiences that led them to apply for discharge as conscientious...
Desensitization and Apathy to the Realities of War

Desensitization and Apathy to the Realities of War

by Wayne Finegar | Aug 15, 2018 | Peace, War and Use of Military Force

Thoughts about a war culture after reading the text of the speech given at the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act on August 13, 2018, at Fort Drum, in Jefferson, New York. The following quotes are from that speech (emphasis added by me). Words following...

The Story of the Afghan Children

by Wayne Finegar | Dec 7, 2017 | War and Use of Military Force

The opportunity to witness the court-martial of Bowe Bergdahl allowed me to hear another story in that military courtroom. Retired Navy SEAL James Hatch testified of the circumstances under which he was shot in the leg during a search and rescue operation for Bowe....

Refugees and Military Members: Not So Different After All?

by Wayne Finegar | Nov 19, 2017 | Peace

[This is the complete version of an article written for the Quaker House Winter 2017 Newsletter. It is enriched by illustrative examples from her own experiences working with refugees that were omitted from the newsletter due to space limitations.] “I will write songs...

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