News-Info-Alerts

To: ALL

From: Andi Wolos & Bob Necci

(POW-MIA InterNetwork)

Re: NLF Update

Date: January 24, 2002

"Update Line The League has a 24-hour, 7 day a week update line. Please call 703-465-8444 to find out the latest detailed information regarding the POW/MIA issue or click here to see the text online. The last update was 1/24/02.

Laos US personnel from DIA's Stony Beach Team and JTF-FA are in Laos to work with Lao personnel in developing a successful unilateral Lao Oral History Program. This effort, long a League priority, offers promise in developing leads from sources not yet known to US interviewers. Joint field operations will resume February 7th and continue until March 12th.
Office Moves! Our new office is located at 1005 North Glebe Road, Suite 170, Arlington, VA 22201. The office phone is 703-465-7432, with voice mail; fax is 703-465-7433; and the Update Line is 703-465-8444
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.pacom.mil/jtffa.htm - Joint Task Force-Full Accounting Public Affairs:

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.
We're nationally eligible for the Spring, 2001 campaign; our CFC number is #1174; however, the name of the League can be written in if donors don't have it readily available.
There are many worthy causes and countless requests, but we hope that the League's many years of responsible credibility, the importance of our mission to today's active-duty community and our urgent need for additional staff will persuade many to seriously consider the League as deserving of CFC/United Way contributions. "
Q: "Our state recently enacted legislation requiring the display of the POW-MIA flag at state and municipal buildings. Is there any official protocol as to where it should be displayed when on a pole along with the US and state flag."
A: "The flag, since it pertains to missing Americans from across the country, flies beneath the US flag and, if on the same pole with the state flag, beneath the US flag and above the state flag. Of course, it is preferable that there be more than one flag pole if three flags are to be flown, but it isn't always possible. If there are two or three separate flag poles, the POW/MIA flag just flies a bit lower than the US flag, as all other do."

Current Status There are 1,947 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
1005 North Glebe Road
Suite 170
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(TEL) 703-465-7432
Federal Tax ID #23-7071242"