Stories from AFSC's history

Stories from AFSC's history - American Friends Service Committee

Several books have been published that utilized AFSC's archives and describe AFSC's work in key moments in history. Here are a select few of these books.

AFSC Stories – Minnesota Armed Forces Service Center

The AFSC received a call from Iraq, asking for assisting Marines en route to their next assigned destination. The Marines greatly appreciated all the efforts ...

History | American Friends Service Committee

During World War II, AFSC opposed Japanese internment, brought food and medical care to people in Europe and China, and helped thousands of children escape the ...

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The AFSC worked in French internment camps, hid Jewish children, and assisted thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish refugees with immigration and resettlement to ...

AFSC Commanders Conversation - Hill Air Force Base

Having been the first commander of AFSC, Lt. Gen. Litchfield was able to share some insight and historical details intricate to the AFSC story.

American Friends Service Committee – History* - NobelPrize.org

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was founded in 1917 by members of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States.

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Jack Sutters, “From India to Birmingham: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s connections with AFSC,” American Friends Service Committee, https://www.afsc.org/story/india- ...

The AFSC is the reason I became a Quaker

A Centennial History of the American Friends Service Committee is divided into sections by years, mostly four-to-seven-year stretches, in which ...

The Origins and Early Work of the American Friends Service ...

The latter half of the decade saw the AFSC extending aid to regions beyond war-ravaged Europe. Its relief efforts connected to the Korean War, ...

Peace Works: A Century of Action - Friends Journal

From an AFSC oral history. Read more of Floyd Schmoe's story · Renate Justin. Supporter, 1930s. In 1934, in Germany, my tranquil childhood was ...

The AFSC Story - Minnesota Armed Forces Service Center

Paul International Airport became a reality. An 8th grade teacher, Jeanne Morford, volunteered for the very first shift. She later became the center's board ...

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - Explore PA History

In 1917, Quakers in Philadelphia founded the AFSC to provide conscientious objectors with a constructive alternative to military service and to aid the civilian ...

Every boot tells a story - YouTube

... story. At AFSC, working alongside producers each day means we have the privilege of being a small part of their stories. Farming and ...

Bonus: AFSC Shield History - AFSC10 Commanders Conversation

Having been the first commander of AFSC, Lt. Gen. Litchfield was able to share some insight and historical details intricate to the AFSC story.

Fifty Years of the CMSAF 1967-2017

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHIEF MASTER SERGEANTS OF THE AIR FORCE · Preface · The Enlisted Force · An Unfinished Journey · CMSAF A Brief History · History of the ...

AFSC Resource Information - Air Force Sustainment Center

Bonus: AFSC Shield History - AFSC10 Commanders Conversation. Air ... Litchfield was able to share some insight and historical details intricate to ...

What's the weirdest job/AFSC you've heard of? : r/AirForce - Reddit

I was on bay-o at one point and had to escort pest control into somebody's room. Long story short, I assisted in catching a rat, ...

AFSC/CV grateful for Tinker assignment as he prepares for ...

Through briefings and tours we came up with a format to tell the AFSC story in just a few hours. This new format shows just how integrated ...

VaANG AFSC Highlights - Centcom

CENTCOM history over the past 40 years is American military history. CENTCOM's story is one big personalities, valorous actions by American ...

Whats an Air Force story you've wanted to tell but it just ... - Reddit

The dissonance of the Afghan war over the years. I went from servicing aircraft during IDF attacks to yelling at my Super for trying to weasel ...