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This is a photo of the trees planted during WWII by conscientious objectors north of Campbell River, Vancouver Island. In the foreground, with backs to the camera are (left to right): Jake Wiebe of Black Creek, B.C.; Rudy Regehr of CMBC, Winnipeg; and Frank Dyck of Winnipeg.

Used in CM 18-20-1. Robert Bigler, WWII veteran is reunited with his son, Michael, aged 20, a deserter from the US army, at a meeting of anti-war supporters in Ft. Erie on the Canadian side of the Peace Bridge at Buffalo, N.Y

(left to right): Bob Neufeld, Laurenda Margaret Scott and Jon B. Messer in Neufeld's office at the Ottawa Mennonite Church. Messer was a draft dodger from Pennsylvania. Photo from Frank H. Epp Collection "103-B-00 Draft Dodger".

Negatives only, 3. Some of the men & women at the "Forstei" Reunion at Camp Assiniboia visiting informally. See CM 16-27-1 & 2001-14.388.

Negatives Only, 4. Paraticipants at the Alternative Service Reunion at Camp Assiniboia (Springstein, Man.) are gathered in front of one end of a building, the dining hall? Related to 2001-14.391. In neg. #9 only 2 people are in front of the building making it more visible.

Negatives only, 3. Group photo of wives of men who did Alternative Service in Russia at reunion at Camp Assiniboia, Springstein, Man. Related to 2001-14.388.

Negatives Only, 3. Negative #4? used in CM 16-27-1. Group photo of men at "Forstei" Reunion at Camp Assiniboia in Springstein, Man. See CM for names. Nearly 100 people shared experiences from their Alternative Service in Russia in forestry camps (Forstei) & with the Red Cross (Sanitaeter). See related neg. in 2001-14.389-391.

Used in CM 14-38-2. 14 of the 16 men, Coaldale Cos, stand in the forest in Jasper National Park at a reunion. Photo dated Aug. '66.
See CM for all names & where they are from.

Used in CM 8-33-1. 12 young people (6 men, 6 women) attended the B. of Christian Service orientation in Newton, Ka. The men are in alternative service. See CM for their names & where they served.

Inst. of Health. Four people (2 seated & having lunch), one man standing & all 3 men looking towards a young woman. In a laboratory? Young man at left is possible a conscientious objector in service. Cf. 1994-14.2337.

Negative also. Used in CM 6-16-4. A young man doing his alternative service at the National Inst. of Health at Bethesda, Md. undergoes a test as a control patient. in a scientific experiement.

5 men at a Canadian camp for Conscientious Objectors (Alternative Service) during WW II. At right 2 sit on some crates, one holding a dog. At left one man receives a haircut, another looks on.
Place not identified, no date given.

Stanley Sauder on the Reid farm where he served an Alternative Service assignment

Stanley Sauder with Kim Kempen and his sister. The sister was their cook on the Reid farm.