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African Americans
combat troops
Holland as
James, D., as
Marines
National League integration of
POW/MIAs
Rander, A., and
Rander, D., as
Air Force, U.S.
The Air Force Wife and
Colorado Springs and
League denying coup of retired
MIA wife of
pilots of
POWs returning
wives of
The Air Force Wife
Alvarez, Everett, Jr.
as first naval aviator POW
anti-war activists
accomplishments of
Boroughs using
COLIAFAM as militant
Denton, Jane, sending letters with
Liberation Magazine as
mixed motives for
Mobe and New Mobe as
to North Vietnam
North Vietnam talking with
POW/MIA wives interaction with
POW/MIAs and wives as hostage to
propaganda soldiers as
protests by
releases accomplished by
Weiss as left-leaning
Appeal for International Justice
heavy-hitter support for
POW/MIA families to
Army, U.S.
The Army Wife and
families
news and grouping as
POW son joining
POWs returning as
wives
The Army Wife

Boroughs, Robert Sams “Bob” Jr.
anti-war activists used by
covert and coded letters with
Harriman not liked by
Mr. POW known as
Naval Intelligence officer as
Navy POW families as friends with
POW/MIA meeting spied upon by
POW/MIA wives recognition by
POW/MIA wives working with
truth told by
Twinem as assistant to
U.S. department distrust seen by
wives and formal organization by
Brady, Louise
Brett, Carol
“Bring Paul Home” letter campaign
bumper stick campaign
Burns, Doug
Burns, Pat
Butler, Karen
League of Wives finalizing by
Look magazine interviewing
moving from base
news of MIA, then POW for
recording Nixon, R., delegates
on Stockdale, S.
Butler, Phillip Neal

CACO. See casualty assistance calls officer
Capen, Richard “Dick”
meeting anger remembered by
personal Swedish connections of
on POW/MIA data-collecting mission
casualty assistance calls officer (CACO)
Grubb, E., suspicion of
POW/MIA families with assigned
cease fire agreement
Kissinger on
POW/MIA details of
Chiang Kai-shek
children
of Coronado peninsula
POW/MIA and anonymity for
POW/MIA children meeting other
POW/MIA suffering for
Christmas bombing
Christmas seals campaign
Civil Rights Act of 1964
POW/MIAs and wives shut out from
women and rights under
civilians
collateral damage to
MIAs as
POWs returning as
Code of Conduct
capture and chain of command
early release as violating
Eisenhower establishing
Korean War prompting
scrutiny of
SERE teaching
U.S. encouraging disobedience of
COLIAFAM. See Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in Vietnam
Colorado Springs. See also Knapp, Helene
Air Force based in
Paris protest and
wives in
Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in Vietnam (COLIAFAM)
Galanti, Phyllis, receiving letter via
mail contact cut by
as militant peace group
National League as opposite to
North Vietnam allowing packages by
North Vietnam snubbing U.S. with
phones and addresses given out by
POW and MIA lists through
POW/MIA wives on danger of
publicity death announcements by
Stockdale, J., on forced visits with
warning on working with
Communists
bullets defeating
Eisenhower warning on
Galanti, Phyllis, meeting French
Hanoi as capitol for
Korean War and POW treatment by
no writing to leaders of
POW treatment by
Congressional hearings
POW/MIA wives speaking at
Shuman, E., speaking at
Connell, James “J. J.”
Connell, Jenny
coded letters written by
League of Wives finalizing by
on letter deliveries
Cormier, Irene Davis
Coronado peninsula
children of
new naval amphibious base on
Vietnam War influencing
covert and coded letters
Boroughs promoting
ONI and
POW/MIA wives writing
POWs sending
Stockdale, S., writing
Crayton, Patsy
on stress overtaking wives
Washington, D.C., move for
Crayton, Render
Cronkite, Walter

Davis, Rennard “Rennie”
death
COLIAFAM gaining publicity on
of LBJ
POW/MIA wives and stages of
Defense Department, U.S.
Pentagon and State mistrusted by
Dennison, Sandy
on going public
League of Wives finalizing by
Stockdale, S., and
Dennison, Terry
Denton, Jane
anti-war activists and letters from
Boroughs working with
coded letters written by
East coast meetings for
on edgy meeting
family reunion for
on government not doing job
group kept together by
gumption back for
on husband letter
IRC contact by
make-believe game seen by
MIA husband for
military connections made by
Nixon, R., incensing
no South Vietnamese introduction for
premonition and news for
private grief of
protest letter from
questions by
Semmes meeting with
Tschudy, J., meeting
off
Washington, D.C., connections of
Denton, Jeremiah “Jerry”
as Alabama Senator
blinking by
family reunion for
Geneva Convention illustrated by
marched and beaten
POW spokesman as
shot down in July 1965
on television
Diem, Ngo Dinh
diplomacy
in Paris
POW/MIA and futile
POW/MIA wives in
Vietnam War history in
Distinguished Public Service Award, U.S. Navy
Dodge, Mary
Dole, Robert J. “Bob”
on Congress not knowing POW/MIA
Freedom Rally promoted by
POW/MIA families writing to
on Senate recognizing POW/MIAs
on Sweden interning POWs
on women strength
domino theory
Dunn, Joseph P.
Dunn, Maureen

early release
anti-war activists accomplishing
Code of Conduct violated by
Fink Release Program as
injured POWs accepting
U.S. government advocating for
East coast wives
cultural changes for
going public for
meetings for
National League office for
1967 formal meetings for
Virginia Beach donated building to
Washington, D.C., and
West coast meets
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Code of Conduct establishing
Communist warning from
SERE prescribed by
Europe
Geneva Convention in
North Vietnam audience trip to
POW/MIA wives to

Fellowes, Pat
financial issues
Stockdale, S., concerned on
wives unable to execute
Fink Release Program
First Ladies
Nixon, P., hosting
Nixon, R., toasting POW wives as
Fonda, Jane
Freedom Rally
Constitution Hall for
Dole, Moser promoting
low turnout for
Mulligan, L., speech at
Frishman, Robert

Galanti, Paul
family reunion for
shot down June 1966
Galanti, Phyllis
Boroughs working with
COLIAFAM delivering letter to
family reunion for
French Communist meeting for
Grubb, E., proximity to
husband and preparation by
information telegraphed by
from introvert to extrovert
invincible feeling for
Kissinger on
media connection by
National League leadership for
Nixon, R., meeting with
North Vietnam demand by
pregnancy and life for
Richmond support and
as shy, intelligent
Sweden interning POWs and
Gartley, Mark
Geneva Convention
in Europe
North Vietnam and
U.S. and upholding
going public
Grubb, Evelyn “Evie”
on CACO suspicion of
Galanti, Phyllis, proximity to
National League leadership for
on peace group accomplishments
on Perot support
as unwanted problem for U.S.
Grubb, Wilmer Newlin “Newk”

Habib, Philip
Haig, Alexander
Halyburton, Marty
Halyburton, Porter
Hanoi
As Communist capitol
on pilots as criminals
POW/MIA families and alternatives to
“Write Hanoi” campaign to
Hanoi Hilton
gallows humor naming
husbands in
leaving jails of
pilots kept in
PTSD as low after
torture at
Hanoi March
Hanson, Carole
bumper sticker campaign by
fundraising ability of
National League leadership by
on POW/MIAs for bargaining
Harkness, Paula
Harriman, Averell
ambassador in charge of POWs
appeasement policy of
Boroughs, Twinem not fans of
“crocodile” code name for
evidence sharing shut down by
formal organization and response by
JFK “wise man”
on Nixon, R.
no peace accomplishment by
POW/MIA wives briefed by
Stockdale, S., decision made by
Stockdale, S., meeting with
wives writing to
Havens, Charlie
Hegdahl, Douglas
Henry, Debby Burns
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
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
Nixon, R., climbing 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
POWs crediting 1969 change to
President, Congress and letters from
refusal of being ignored by
reluctant sorority of
shades of grays for
stages of death experienced by
State Department and reactions of
subversive activism among
survival school for
Sweden and media exposure for
as unleashed
U.S. and silent treatment of
U.S. as tranquilizing
U.S. government used by
U.S. power lobby as
Virginia Beach donated building to
war, government questioned by
West coast meets East coast
WSP bringing letters for
years and uncertainty for
POWs. See prisoners of war
prisoners of war (POWs)
accumulation of U.S.
African Americans as
Alvarez as first naval aviator
anti-war activists with hostages of
Army joined by son of
for bargaining
black market photos of
California parade for
cease fire agreement details on
children suffering over
Christmas bombing supported by
Civil Rights Act of 1964 shutting out
Code of Conduct and
coded letters sent by
COLIAFAM and
Denton, Jerry, as spokesman of
diplomacy as futile on
Dole on Congress not knowing
early release accepted by injured
family reunions with
first returns of
Gartley on treatment of
grapevine for wives of
Harriman as ambassador over
Hawaiian good luck sign given by
IRC inspecting camps of
Keep Quiet policy urged on
Keep Quiet worsening treatment of
Kennedy, R., and investigation over
Kissinger on priorities of
Korean War experiences of
Laird and
maltreatment of
media on treatment of
mental health component of
MIA wives sad on return of
1970 incomplete list of
Nixon, R., on respecting return of
on Nixon, R.
no caring about
North Vietnam marching
Palme declining internment of
Pentagon identifying
Perot and graphic display of
Perot running newspaper ads for
Pollard, B., with letter showing
POW/MIA wives and fates of
POW/MIA wives society as mirroring
propaganda and early release of
PTSD low occurrence among
savings plan excluding
savings plan including
Senate recognizing
SERE training useful for
60 days for release of
600 returning
Son Tay raid news to
State Department on treatment of
Stockdale, S., on Communists and
Sweden and media coverage of
tap-code for communications among
on television
torture of
U.S. going public on
Vietnam veterans contrasted with
Vietnam War creating
Vietnam War with college educated
war crime victims among
war criminal treatment contrasted with
Weis delivering information for
White House gala for
wives and communications to
wives credited on 1969 change for
propaganda
POW early release and
Stockdale, S., newsletter as anti-
Vietnam and anti-war activists using
protests
anti-war activists in
Denton, Jane, and letter of
Paris with
Pentagon and
PTSD. See post traumatic stress disorder
publicity
COLIAFAM using deaths for
North Vietnam concern on
North Vietnam convinced with
Vietnam and National League with

Rander, Andrea
as African American
family reunion for
on feeding husband
marriage as unsaved by
Nixon, R., rally POW yell by
Paris meeting for
Rander, Donald “Don”
as African American
captured in winter 1969
family reunion for
PTSD for
Reagan, Ronald
Nixon, R., meeting with
on POW California parade
Risner, James Robinson “Robbie”
Rumble, Wesley

savings plan
POWs and MIAs excluded from
POWs and MIAs included in
Semmes, Benedict “B. J.” Jr.
distrust of
placating form letter from
Stockdale, S., invoking
SERE. See Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape
sexism
Shields, Roger
Shumaker, Lorraine
coded letters written by
Shumaker, Robert H. “Bob”
Shuman, Edwin “Ned”
Shuman, Eleanor Sue Allen
Singleton, Bonnie
Perot contacted by
Son Tay camp raid
State Department, U.S.
collaborative approach as no by
communication inadequacies of
doors barred by
formal organization and response by
Mobe and activists counted on by
no collaborative approach by
no response from
Pentagon and Defense mistrusted by
on POW treatment
POW/MIA wives and reactions of
prisoner problems with low priority in
on torture of POWs
Stockdale, James Bond
coded letters and
family reunion for
on forced visits with COLIAFAM
interlude with Stockdale, S.
In Love and War by
Medal of Honor for
Navy unknowledgeable of imprisoned
shot down, beaten in Sept. 1965
solitary confinement for
Vietnam War destination for
war declaration impression by
young life of
Stockdale, Sybil
anti-propaganda and newsletter from
California move for
clout increasing for
coded letters by
on Communists and POW treatment
Dennison, S., and mother as
depression, financial challenges for
depression and illness for
Distinguished Public Service Award for
family reunion for
government meetings for
Haig as nervous with
Harriman and
husband and preparation by
on husband and torture
husband as missing for
Keep Quiet addressed by
LBJ truths known by
letters for
life celebration service for
Look magazine interviewing
In Love and War by
media appearances for
media receiving torture story from
motherhood for
Nixon, R., informed by
Nixon, R., meeting with
on Nixon, R.
North Vietnam and nervousness of
on North Vietnam as U.S. territory
ONI and
paycheck fight by
POW wives and POWs mirroring by
recording Nixon, R., delegates
Semmes invoked by
sociability and career advancement for
spa break for
Stockdale, J. interlude with
system inadequacies informed by
on telegrams to Nixon, R.
U.S. acknowledgement for
U.S. covert tool as
Washington, D.C., move for
welcome party planner as
Stratton, Charles W. “Chuck”
Stratton, Sallie
Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE)
Code of Conduct taught in
combat training in
Eisenhower prescribing
Morse code and
POWs and training by
PTSD lack as from
Sweden
Dole on POWs interned in
IRC meeting in
North Vietnam embassy visit in
Palme as prime minister of
POW/MIA media coverage in
POWs not interned in
secret meeting in
Viet Cong support from

Teague, Olin Earl “Tiger”
television
Denton, Jerry, and POWs on
Vietnam War as first on
Texas wives. See also Johnson, Kathleen; Perot, Ross
torture
Denton, Jerry, blinking about
Hanoi Hilton and
McCain, John S. III, and
North Vietnam
POW/MIA wives telling media of
Tschudy, Janie
Boroughs working with
coded letters written by
meeting Denton, Jane
on U.S. State Department reactions
Tschudy, William “Bill”
Twinem, Pat

United States (U.S.)
Code of Conduct disobedience and
early release advocated by
job not done by government of
MIAs as public for
Mobe going for
North Vietnam denounced by
North Vietnam territory claimed by
POW/MIA letters to government of
POW/MIA recognition by Senate of
POW/MIA wives and Congress of
POW/MIA wives as power lobby in
POW/MIA wives questioning
POW/MIA wives using
POW/MIAs, wives and tranquilizing by
POWs of
prison camp communications and
Stockdale, S., acknowledged by
Stockdale, S., as covert tool for
Stockdale, S., meetings with
Vietnam and government divide in
Vietnam War being lost by
wives and silent treatment by
wives without sponsorship of

Vietnam War
aftermath of
college educated POWs and
Coronado influenced by
diplomatic history of
domino theory reason for
first television war as
LBJ and
Marines with African Americans in
McNamara and declaration of
military and government divide over
Mulligan, L., on
1960s epicenter as
Nixon, R., pledging to end
no exit strategy in
no significant threat as
Paris for peace negotiations on
POWs and MIAs from
POWs contrasted with veterans of
Stockdale, J., leaving for
U.S. losing
Vietnamization of
Vinson, Joan
National League coordinator as
Voices in Vital America (VIVA)

war criminals
North Vietnam not trying POWs as
POW treatment contrasted with
U.S. POWs as victims of
Weiss, Cora
left-leaning background of
POW/MIA information delivered by
POW/MIA wives on danger of
West coast wives. See also Coronado peninsula
cultural changes for
East coast meets
Hotel del Coronado and
1967 formal meetings for
POW California parade on
White, Sharon
White House
National League picketing
POW gala at
POW/MIA families attention from
wife or widow
women. See also sexism
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
Dole on strength of
moral motherhood for
World War II with working
Women Strike for Peace (WSP). See also Weiss, Cora
Hanoi visit in 1969 by
letters brought home by
Mulligan, L., letter to
Pentagon protest by
Vietnamese personal relations with
World War II
Keep Quiet policy from
women working in
“Write Hanoi” letter campaign
Perot support of
WSP. See Women Strike for Peace

Zinn, Howard
As Mobe member
POW/MIA wives impression on
Zumwalt, Elmo