Download or read book The CPS Story written by Albert N. Keim and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time was World War II. The U.S. government had not devised a way to deal with the thousands who, for reasons of conscience, would refuse to fight. Eager to avoid a repeat of the harsh treatment their young men had experienced during World War I, the Historic Peace Churches (Quakers, Mennonites, Amish, and Brethren) fashioned a program acceptable to their peace convictions--and the highly militarized U.S. government. It is an earthy story, full of personal struggle, government red tape, humor, and loss--an unusual experiment in church-state relations.
Download or read book We Have Just Begun to Not Fight written by Heather T. Frazer and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the method of oral history, this work presents a sample of the insights and reflections of the diverse group of Americans who entered the Civilian Public Service.
Download or read book An Introduction to Friends Civilian Public Service written by American Friends Service Committee. Civilian Public Service and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Civilian Public Service Program in Indiana During World War II written by Charles Bronislaw Hirsch and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Civilian Public Servants written by Paul A. Wilhelm and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pathways of Peace written by Leslie Eisan and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Refusing War Affirming Peace written by Jeffrey Kovac and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the untold stories of America's World War II experience belongs to the thousands who refused military service for reasons of conscience, instead serving their country through non-military alternate service. Refusing War, Affirming Peace offers an intimate view of a single Civilian Public Service Camp, Camp #21 at Cascade Locks, Oregon, one of the largest and longest-serving camps in the system- and one of the most unusual. Under the leadership of a remarkable director, Rev. Mark Y. Schrock, and some outstanding camp leaders, the men at Camp #21 created a vibrant community. Despite the requisite long days of physical labor, the men developed a strong educational program, published a newspaper and a literary magazine, produced plays and concerts, and participated in a special school and research project called the School of Pacifist Living. They also challenged the Selective Service System in two political protests-one concerning the threatened removal of a Japanese American, George Yamada, and a second concerning a warrelated work project. Their story shows the CPS system at its best.
Download or read book Smokejumpers of the Civilian Public Service in World War II written by Robert C. Cottrell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Civilian Public Service smokejumpers, who battled against dangerous winds, searing heat, and devastating fires from 1943 until 1945. Fewer than 300 World War II conscientious objectors served their country in this fashion, operating out of CPS bases in Montana, Idaho, and Oregon. But that small band of men helped to keep alive Forest Service operations in the Pacific Northwest and thus sustained a program to fight potentially crippling fires. When the war ended, CPS smokejumpers, like millions of World War II combat soldiers, were "ushered out" of wartime service. Some, like many returning GIs, encountered difficulties in adjusting to civilian life. Nevertheless, the one-time smokejumpers often went on to make other remarkable contributions to their communities, their nation, and the world.
Download or read book An Experiment in Democracy written by Marcus Yoder and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: An overview of the impact of Civilian Public Service and the Historic Peace Churches in World War II.
Download or read book Dear Dods written by Art Bryant and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Art was drafted in early 1943 it was the beginning of four years of service to his country. He first served in a camp for conscientious objectors for seven months, and then was briefly at home, followed by assignment to a Medical Replacement Center in Texas. After three weeks in Pennsylvania preparing for overseas shipment, he was returned to Texas and assigned as company clerk in a unit preparing for overseas duty. Art was then transferred to MAC OCS preparing for his two years of service as an officer. Excerpts from the letters exchanged between Art and wife, Dods, tell the story. It is a powerful story of a unique wartime experience; not as someone remembered it years later, but as the letters were written, in the heat of the moment, as decisions of conscience and character were required. In letters never intended to be read by anyone other than his "Dods", this soldier tells of the struggle he and others experienced seeking to serve conscience and country while conscripted into often conflicting circumstances. At CPS: no real mission except for the limited time actually fighting fires, well fed and comfortable but troubled over the absence of money for our families, restless over a desire to be true to ones' beliefs and a feeling of isolation from our countries crisis. In the army: being pressured not to think, not to ask questions, to do as you are told, learn to hate, to kill. But in both situations forming strong friendships with good people and finding satisfaction in doing his assigned tasks well. The day-by-day relating of events make life at CPS and in the army genuine and real; and also share the love and caring between Art and Dods. About eighty per cent of this story is told through excerpts from these letters. The letters give an authentic view from the inside; written more than sixty years ago by a sensitive and talented writer pouring out his heart as he shares his life with his wife. They tell a poignant and often humorous tale that gives a unique perspective on life in the army with its regimens, rules and pack mentality.
Download or read book Factors in Security insecurity of Conscientious Objectors in Civilian Public Service written by Richard Blaisdell Seymour and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook C P S Camp 46 Big Flats New York written by Civilian Public Service. Camp #46 (Big Flats, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Politics and Civics of National Service written by Melissa Bass and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt created America's first domestic national service program: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). As part of this program—the largest and most highly esteemed of its kind—nearly three million unemployed men worked to rehabilitate, protect, and build the nation's natural resources. It demonstrated what citizens and government could accomplish together. Yet despite its success, the CCC was short lived. While more controversial programs such as President Johnson's Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and President Clinton's AmeriCorps survived, why did CCC die? And why—given the hard-won continuation and expansion of AmeriCorps—is national service an option for fewer Americans today than at its start nearly eighty years ago? In The Politics and Civics of National Service, Melissa Bass focuses on the history, current relevance, and impact of domestic civilian national service. She explains why such service has yet to be deeply institutionalized in the United States; while military and higher education have solidified their roles as American institutions, civilian national service is still not recognized as a long-term policy option. Bass argues that only by examining these programs over time can we understand national service's successes and limitations, both in terms of its political support and its civics lessons. The Politics and Civics of National Service furthers our understanding of American political development by comparing programs founded during three distinct political eras—the New Deal, theGreat Society, and the early Clinton years—and tracing them over time. To a remarkable extent, the CCC, VISTA, and AmeriCorps reflect the policymaking ethos and political controversies of their times, illuminating principles that hold well beyond the field of national service. By emphasizing these programs' effects on citizenship and civic engagement, The Politics and Civics of National Ser
Download or read book The Origins of Civilian Public Service written by Philip Ernest Jacob and published by . This book was released on 1941* with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Service for Peace written by Melvin Gingerich and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Civil Affairs written by Harry Lewis Coles and published by . This book was released on with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Civilian Public Service written by Civilian Public Service and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
