coded letters written by
on no caring about POW/MIAs
Herzog, John
Ho Chi Minh
on war crime trial
Holland, Jerome H.
as African American
U.S. ambassador as
Hotel del Coronado
Hollywood icons attraction to
West coast wives close to
human rights activists
National League as
National League emphasis on
North Vietnam violations and
POW/MIA wives as subversive
POW/MIA wives becoming
In Love and War (Stockdale, J., and Stockdale, S.)
Interdepartmental Prisoner of War Committee
International Red Cross (IRC)
lack of access by
mail failure by
POW camp inspections by
Sweden and meeting with
James, Daniel “Chappie”
JCS. See Joint Chiefs of Staff
JFK. See Kennedy, John F.
Johnson, Bruce
Johnson, Kathleen
as group spokesman
MIA wives after war
Paris meetings for
speech by
on Vietnamese empathy
Johnson, Lyndon B. (LBJ)
attack aircraft used by
civilian losses kept secret by
Code of Conduct disobedience and
credibility lost by
on freedom for everyone
keep quiet, death of
military and civilian mistrust under
military wives not met by
no second term for
North Korea and inaction by
POW truths of
POW/MIA families as nightmare for
POW/MIA wives as liability for
POW/MIA wives ignored by
Vietnam War and electoral support for
Vietnam War and indecisiveness by
Vietnam War as controlled for
Vietnam War inherited by
Johnson, Shirley
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
diminishment of
Moorer as chairman of
Keep Quiet policy
farce as
McCain, John S. III, on
POW treatment as worst in
POW/MIA wives and enforcement of
POW/MIA wives rejecting
POWs urged with
Stockdale, S., addressing
World War II and Korean War on
Keller, Jenny
Kennedy, John F. (JFK)
Harriman as “wise man” of
military and civilian mistrust under
NSC and JCS altered by
Kennedy, Robert F.
Kissinger, Henry
on cease fire negotiation
on dark future
on Galanti, Phyllis
honor saved by
James taken to task by
National League advocacy and
National League revolt and
1972 first hint on end from
peace agreement in sight by
POA/MIA families and attention by
on POW/MIA priorities
red “Bat Phone” to
Kitt, Eartha
Knapp, Helene
Christmas seals campaign by
keep-quiet instructions given to
National League leadership for
no longer searching
on fate of husband
Knapp, Herman “Herm”
shot down April 1967
Known Dead list
Korean War
Communists and POW treatment in
Keep Quiet policy from
POW experiences after
Kushner, Hal “Spanky”
Kushner, Valerie
Laird, Melvin
defense secretary as
going public decision by
homecoming planned by
on POW return task force
POW/MIA priority by
Son Tay camp raid and
on Vietnamization
LBJ. See Johnson, Lyndon B.
League of Wives of American Vietnam Prisoners of War
Liberation Magazine
Look
National League as interesting
Stockdale, S., and Butler, K., with
mansplaining
Marick, Janie
The Marine Wife
Marines, U.S.
airlift by
POWs returning as
Vietnam war race composition of
McCain, John S. III
on Christmas bombing
on Keep Quiet policy
on Kissinger saving honor of
Senator
shot down October 1967
torture influence on
McCain, John Sidney “Jack” Jr.
McDaniel, Dorothy “Dot”
Boroughs working with
on naval casualty assistance
McDaniel, Eugene Baker “Red”
McElhanon, Sandy
McNamara, Robert
as liability
as quantifier and unquantifiable
Vietnam war declaration and
Mearns, Pat
media
Galanti, Phyllis, connecting with
Hanoi March and world attention by
message amplification with
National League and 138–39
Perot and POW ads in
POW/MIA coverage by
for POW/MIA Sweden meeting
POW/MIA wives and torture story to
POW/MIA wives warned over
prisoner treatment whispers in
Stockdale, S., appearances with
MIA wives
grapevine for
hope by
POW return saddening
as wife or widow
MIAs. See missing in action
military caste system
National League and unimportance of
officer rank for family in
military wives
Denton, Jane, and connections among
living near each other
power of
“the right stuff” for pilot
missing in action (MIAs)
African Americans as
Air Force with wife of
American, Vietnamese understanding
Army mother and news on
for bargaining
cease fire agreement details on
children suffering over
Civil Rights Act of 1964 shutting out
civilians as
COLIAFAM delivering list of
Denton, Jane, husband as
diplomacy as futile on
Dole on Congress not knowing
grapevine for wives of
Keep Quiet rejected by wives of
Kennedy, R., and investigation over
Kissinger on priorities of
Laird priority for
list of
mental health component of
Nixon, R., on
no caring about
no return for
numbers still missing of
savings plan excluding
savings plan including
Senate recognizing
Sweden and media coverage of
U.S. going public on
Vietnam War aftermath influence on
Vietnam War creating
Weis delivering information for
wives and communications on
wives or widows within
Mobe. See National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Moorer, Thomas
Morse code
Denton, Jerry, blinking as
SERE teaching
Moser, Charles A.
Mulligan, Jim
family reunion for
on Louise political abilities
shot down March 1966
<
br /> tough transition for
Mulligan, Louise
electrifying speech of
family reunion for
Freedom Rally speech by
on Haiphong harbor bombing
husband and preparation by
information as public for
National League left by
political abilities of
skepticism of
speaking out
stretched thin
tough transition helped by
WSP letter from
National League of Families of American Prisoners in Southeast Asia
African American integration and
annual meetings for
business sponsorship of
COLIAFAM opposite to
fractures in
Grubb, E., and leadership of
Hanson and leadership in
human rights injustices informed by
as humanitarian and nonpolitical
as independent
Kissinger and
leadership of
Look and media interested in
military rank unimportant in
Mulligan, L., leaving
national organization as
Nixon, R., and requirements of
Nixon, R., meeting with
Nixon, R., visiting annual meeting of
North Vietnam and publicity for
North Vietnam meeting with
Paris humanitarian emphasis for
peace disappointment for
political action committee created by
press conference by
retired Air Force coup denied by
Vinson as new coordinator of
Washington, D.C., office of
White House picketed by
National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (Mobe)
as anti-war activist organization
going where U.S. wouldn’t
Russia ties to
National Security Council (NSC)
Navy, U.S.
Alvarez as first aviator POW of
Boroughs and POW families in
Boroughs as intelligence officer of
casualty assistance of
Coronado with base of
ego and survival for
The Navy Wife and
ONI and
pilots of
POWs returning as
Stockdale, J., status unknown to
“the right stuff” for
wives of
The Navy Wife
New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe)
anti-war protest by
demonstrations organized by
letter carrier offer by
1960s culture
changes of
Vietnam War as epicenter of
women of
1968 events
Nixon, Pat
Nixon, Richard Milhous “Dick”
Denton, Jane, incensed by
disastrous representative sent by
Harriman on
on MIA certainty
MIAs remembered by
National League meeting with
National League requirements of
on peace treaty signing
Pentagon Papers response by
political climbing of
POW wives toasted by
POW/MIA families praised by
POW/MIA going public under
POW/MIA wives connection with
POW/MIA wives meetings with
POW/MIA wives on
POW/MIA wives wooed by
Rander, A., POW yell at
Reagan meeting for
reelection of
on respecting POW return
staying power of
Stockdale, S., and telegrams to
Stockdale, S., informing
Stockdale, S., meeting with
Stockdale, S., on
Vietnam War ending pledge by
war impression on
Watergate break-in and
withdrawal speech by
North, Carol
North Korea
Code of Conduct prompted by
North Vietnam. See also torture
anti-war activists talking with
cathedral visit, publicity convincing
cease fire negotiated with
COLIAFAM and
with delegate empathy
Europe trip and audiences with
Galanti, Phyllis, meeting with
Geneva Convention ignored by
Geneva Convention signed by
Haiphong harbor bombing in
as holding out for peace
jet plane mission as bad publicity for
legal, humanitarian violations of
National League meeting with
National League with publicity from
no information provided by
no war crime trial by
“Operation We Care” petitions to
POWs marched by
propaganda used by
public image concern by
on racism
showing treatment illegality of
State Department and activists to
Stockdale, S., nervousness on
Sweden embassy visit for
Sweden supporting
U.S. claiming territory of
U.S. denouncing treatment by
WSP and personal relations with
NSC. See National Security Council
Ochberg, Frank
Ochs, Larry
Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). See also covert and coded letters
anti-war activists meeting and
Boroughs as officer of
Stockdale, S., and
officer rank
ONI. See Office of Naval Intelligence
Operation Homecoming
“Operation We Care”
Overly, Norris
Palme, Olaf
POW interning declined by
Sweden prime minister as
Paris
anti-bourgeois society revolt in
cathedral visit and publicity in
Colorado Springs and protest in
individual and personal diplomacy for
lobby conversations helpful in
National League and North Vietnam in
National League as humanitarian in
peace talks in
Perot sending POW/MIA families to
Rander, A., to
Vietnam War negotiations in
peace
COLIAFAM as militant for
Harriman not accomplishing
Kissinger on agreement for
National League disappointment on
Nixon, R., on treaty for
North Vietnam and
Paris talks for
treaty signing for
Vietnam War and Paris for
WSP protesting for
Pentagon, U.S.
authorities protected by
POWs identified by
protests at
return news from
riot act read to
State and Defense mistrusted by
Pentagon Papers
Nixon, R., response to
Perisho, Nancy
Perot, Ross
on Cotton Bowl party
graphic POW display by
Grubb, E., on support by
jet plane mission by
on POW California parade
POW newspaper ads by
POW/MIA families to Paris by
Singleton, B., contacting
“Write Hanoi” luncheon for
pilots
of Air Force
Hanoi Hilton for
Hanoi on criminals and
mortal immunity for
as Navy
politics
bureaucratic wars in
National League as not
National League in
POW/MIA families shifting to
POW/MIA wives and uncertainty of
Pollard, Benjamin
letter showing POW status of
shot down May 1967
Pollard, Joan
husband letter for
as public speaker
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Hanoi Hilton and
low occurrence of
Rander, D., suffering from
POW families
POW mental health
POW wives
Powers, Iris
POW/MIA Bracelet Campaign
into chandelier
college students starting
notables and stars supporting
POW/MIA families
to Appeal for International Justice
CACO assigned to
Capen on data-collecting mission of
children and anonymity of
children meeting other
Christmas bombing supported by
COLIAFAM giving out addresses of
Dole receiving letters from
Hanoi and alternative avenues by
holidays hard on
Nixon, R., praising
numbers of
Perot and Paris for
political shift for
as public relations nightmares
sensitivity training for
Stockdale, S., and sons as
White House and attention to
POW/MIA Families for Immediate Release
POW/MIA wives
anti-war activists interaction with
anti-war activists with hostages of
area coordinators for
Boroughs for formal organization of
Boroughs recognized by
Boroughs working with
calculated campaign of
on COLIAFAM and Weiss as dangerous
COLIAFAM cutting mail contact for
Congress educated by
Congressional hearings with
covert and coded letters by
as diplomats, negotiators, code writers
disagreement and balance among
dragon slayers as
East coast meetings for
Europe delegates trip by
false images called out by
financial issues for
going public for East Coast
grapevine for
Harriman meeting and skepticism from
Harriman receiving letters from
home bases less welcoming of
human rights activists as
humanitarian mission for
husbands and preparation by
on Keep Quiet failure
Keep Quiet policy urged on
LBJ not meeting with
make-believe game seen by
media receiving torture story from
media warning for
nervousness of activist
New Girl Villages for
New Mobe letter offer to
1967 East and West coast meetings for
Nixon, R., connection with
Nixon, R., sending representatives to
Nixon, R., wooing
on Nixon, R.
no government sponsorship of
October 1966 meeting of
politics and uncertainty by
POW fates changed by
POW society as mirroring
POW/MIA communications and
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