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To: ALL

From: Andi Wolos & Bob Necci

(POW-MIA InterNetwork)

Re: NLF Update

Date: September 17, 2001

Update Line The League has a 24-hour, 7 day a week update line. Please call 202-659-0133 to find out the latest detailed information regarding the POW/MIA issue or click here to see the text online. The last update was 9/13/01.

Sept. 10 Though not informed until September 10th, the primary next-of-kin of LT Edd D. Taylor, USNR, of Arkansas, accepted the mtDNA identification on August 21st. LT Taylor was listed as KIA/BNR on August 29, 1965, in North Vietnam, and his remains, jointly recovered in March, 2000, were repatriated that April.
Sept. 21 The President will proclaim September 21st as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Ceremonies will be held across the country. The POW/MIA flag will be prominently displayed over the White House, Departments of State, Defense and Veterans Affairs, headquarters of the Selective Service System, the National Vietnam War and Korean War Memorials, all National Cemeteries, all offices of the US Postal Service and major military installations, as directed by the Secretary of Defense. The national ceremony will be hosted by Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Paul Wolfowitz and held at 11:00 a.m. at the Pentagon's River Entrance Parade Field. The guest speaker will be the Honorable Orson Swindle, retired Marine LTC and a returned Vietnam War POW, currently serving as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission.

Virginia Residents Effective July 1, a bill was passed to allow production of special license plates with the POW/MIA logo . Before production can begin, DMV must receive 350 PREPAID applications. Click here for more information.
Important Links http://www.vvmf.org - THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL: As the founders of The Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund works to preserve the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and to educate current and future generations about the enduring lessons of the Vietnam War on American society.

http://www.virtualwall.org - THE VIIRTUAL WALL: The Virtual Wall is a digital, interactive legacy memorializing the men and women who gave their lives in Vietnam. The Virtual Wall ofers a unique experience for each visitor. Individual profiles, remembrances, reunion postings, name rubbings, custom reports, your own Virtual Wall page, and more - create your personal journey.

http://www.cilhi.army.mil/ - The United States Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii. CILHI has a threefold mission:
1) Search for, recover, and identify remains of American military personnel, certain American civilian personnel, and certain allied personnel unaccounted for from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and other conflicts and contingencies.
2)Conduct humanitarian missions as directed by competent authority.
3)Provide technical assistance in these matters as requested by the appropriate geographic Commander-in-Chief (CINC).
Q & A Q: "Is the National League of POW/MIA Families nationally eligible for donations through the Combined Federal Campaign/United Way? "
A: "The requirements for meeting qualifications are difficult and require annual audits, nonprofit 501(c)3 status and all but a small percentage (under 25%) of donations to be spent on programs. In the League's case, that is a threefold, single objective: the return of all POWs, the fullest possible accounting for our MIAs and the repatriation of all recoverable remains of those who lost their lives serving our country during the Vietnam War. The League easily meets all criteria and has for many years.


Current Status There are 1,956 Americans still missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.

E-Mail The Official e-mail address for The National League of POW/MIA Families is info@pow-miafamilies.org

The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia
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