About this episode
During the Vietnam War, 170,000 men received conscientious objector deferments. In this episode, we speak to one of them. Sidney Morrison joins Don to discuss his service and experiences as a medic during the war, from camaraderie in the face of danger to the psychological impacts of war. Sidney is the author of 'Frederick Douglass: A Novel'. Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Max Carrey. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . You can take part in our listener survey here . All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.