For Jon, being Mennonite was a label he had tried to ignore, often defied, but was never able to shake. Now with his eighteenth birthday rapidly approaching, it hung heavily around his neck.
His decision on whether to register for the draft as a soldier or as a conscientious objector involved accepting or rejecting the beliefs of his parents, his church, and a heritage of peace-making. It was a choice as basic as his belief in God.