for conscientious objectors in the United States during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Although the CPS program was not duplicated, the idea of offering men an opportunity to do "work of national importance" instead of military service was established. See also Civilian Bonds Jewish Peace Fellowship Swiss Civilian Service Zivildienst People Delamere Francis McCloskey, Los Angeles City Council member, 1941–43, opposed the camps Notes References Dyck, John M. (1997). Faith Under Test: Alternative Service During World War II in the U.S. and Canada, Gospel Publishers. Gingerich, Melvin (1949), Service for Peace, A History of Mennonite Civilian Public Service, Mennonite Central Committee. Juhnke, James C. (1975), A People of Two Kingdoms: the Political Acculturation of the Kansas Mennonites, Faith and Life Press. Keim, Albert N. (1990). The CPS Story, Good Books. Kovac, Jeffrey, Refusing War, Affirming Peace: A History of Civilian Public Service Camp #21 at Cascade Locks, Oregon State University Press, 2009 Krahn, Cornelius, Gingerich, Melvin & Harms, Orlando (Eds.) (1955). The Mennonite Encyclopedia, Volume I, pp. 604–611. Mennonite Publishing House. Mock, Melanie Springer (2003). Writing Peace: The Unheard Voices of Great War Mennonite Objectors, Cascadia Publishing House. Swarthmore College Peace Collection: Further reading Alexander, Paul (2008) Peace to War: Shifting Allegiances in the Assemblies of God, Telford, PA: Cascadia Publishing, Cottrell, Robert C. (2006) Smokejumpers of the Civilian Public Service in World War II: Conscientious Objectors As Firefighters, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Kniss, Lloy A. (2002) I Couldn't Fight and Other CO Stories 1917—1960, Ephrata, PA.: Eastern Mennonite Publications National Service Board for Religious Objectors (1947) Directory of Civilian Public Service: May, 1941 to March, 1947, Washington, D.C., 167 pages, ASIN: B000KI7H1C. Schlabach, Mose A. (2003) Memories of CPS Camp Days, Volumes I and II, Sugarcreek, OH: Carlisle Printing Van Dyck, Harry R. (1990) Exercise of Conscience: A World War II Objector Remembers, Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books. Wittlinger, Carlton (1978) Quest for Piety and Obedience: The Story of the Brethren in Christ, Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, Zahn Gordon C., Another Part of the War: The Camp Simon Story (University of Massacvhusetts Press, 1979), External links Civilian Public Service in Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) They starved so that others be better fed: remembering Ancel Keys and the Minnesota experiment Lewis & Clark College: CPS Camp Newsletters Digital Collection Oral history interview with Charles K. Griffith, a conscientious objector during WW II from the Veterans History Project at