Of course, baseball was invented by the English in Georgian times and taken to America by the colonists etc.
Re CO's, my Great Uncle was a 'conscie' in WW2, on religious grounds. He was an Assemblies of God Minister (charismatic evangelical Christian denomination for those that don't know). Rather than fight, he put his life on the line by being a volunteer fire fighter in London - which was arguably more dangerous.
His Dad, my Great Grandfather, served in the Royal Artillery in WW1. Although he was an Anglican Lay Reader (a sort of part time volunteer vicar) he did not object to serving.
His brother-in-law (my Grandfather) never served in the forces. However, he worked for a charity working alongside the Army & RAF Chaplaincy, providing pastoral support to serving soldiers and airmen. As such, he was a non-combatant. However, he stood unarmed alongside the soldiers in the Burmese Jungle, facing the Japanese and was awarded the Burma Star.
My point; 'objection' is not the same as draft dodging and requires as much courage and commitment as serving. NEVER confuse those two words. I don't even like seeing them in the same sentence.
Incidentally, on the other side of the family, my Great Grandfather served in WW1 and survived with minor schrapnel injuries I believe (I can barely remember him). However, my Great Great Uncle bought it in France.