The Conscientious Objector Civic and Political Rights, Promotion of Peace, Nonviolence, and Disarmament, War | | April 12, 2015 Appropriate for International Conscientious Objector’s Day, May 15, “The Conscientious Objector” is based on the life of Desmond Doss, a U.S. Army medic who was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Already a member?Log in here!