Days of decision
Subtitle: an oral history of conscientious objectors in the military during the Vietnam war
By: Gerald R. Gioglio.
Publisher: Broken Rifle Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Trenton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- United States.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
First sentence: On July 3, 1968 a young, working-class Italian deeply kissed his scarlet-haired, milk-skinned bride of five months, bolted from their car and ran to the arms of the Selective Service System.
Description: The peace and war stories of 24 antiwar GIs.   Some went to Vietnam as medics. Some went to prison. Some were discharged for efforts to organize against the war. A legacy of resistance to war that celebrates the human spirit, the power of dissent and the primacy of conscience.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-330)
"What follows is an oral history recounting the experiences of twenty-four in-service conscientious objectors"--P. 12.
Table of contents: label: Chapter 1
title: Coming to Consciousness, Heading for War; label: Chapter 2
title: Neither Saints nor Soldiers: Basic and Advanced; label: Chapter 3
title: In-Country:  Conscientious Objectors in Vietnam; label: Chapter 4
title: From Thought to Action: Resistance, Prison, Discharge; label: Chapter 5
title: Later: The Past as Prologue; label: Chapter 6
title: Two Others: Different Folks; label: Afterword
title: References, Glossary, Appendix