"Documentary": Soldiers of Conscience - Page 2

Richard · 08-31-2009, 06:59

MOO and based on my personal experiences:

Not everyone can or should be a 'warrior.'
Even 'warriors' burn out and change their way of thinking on such issues.
There are many assignments in the military for which a true CO could serve honorably without interfering with/jeopradizing the mission.

However - YMMV.

Richard's $.02

rubberneck · 08-31-2009, 08:57

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Originally Posted by Brush Okie

It refers to the fact someone believes killing another human is morally wrong under any circumstances. While I do not agree with their views, I do not think of them as lame. I refer to the ones that truly believe that way, not the ones that claim it out of cowardness. An example is Alvin C York. He tried to get a defermant for this very thing but was denied. After he won the MOH he shyed away from attention and turned down several deals that would have made him a rich man. He even refused any profits from the movie made about him,and only agreed to the movie after 15 years to help boost the country knowing we were headed for WWII. IMHO that takes moral courage few people posses.

Brush Okie I suggest that you reread what I wrote. I did not at any time (nor imply for that matter) say that CO's were lame or cowardly, which by extension include men like Alvin York. I am well aware of who Alvin York (who was not a CO) was and what his beliefs were. I am also well aware of the origins of the term. What I took umbrage to is the notion that someone who refuses to take a life is somehow conscientious while the man who sees unspeakable evil being done and refuses to stand by and do nothing about it is less so.