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

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The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia is an advocacy organization formed by relatives of U.S. service members to seek the return and full accounting of those taken prisoner or missing during the Vietnam War and related conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advocacy organization ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
activeDuring Vietnam War ⓘ
advocatesFor continued investigation of unresolved POW/MIA cases ⓘ
recovery and identification of remains of missing Americans ⓘ
transparency in POW/MIA records ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Southeast Asia ⓘ
composition primarily relatives of U.S. service members ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
field POW/MIA advocacy ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
veterans' issues ⓘ
focusesOn U.S. military personnel ⓘ
civilians missing in Southeast Asia ⓘ
foundedFor to advocate for U.S. POW/MIA policies ⓘ
to obtain a full accounting of Americans missing in Southeast Asia ⓘ
to seek the return of American prisoners of war ⓘ
hasEffect increased public recognition of POW/MIA flag ⓘ
influence on U.S. POW/MIA legislation ⓘ
pressure on U.S. and Southeast Asian governments for POW/MIA accounting ⓘ
hasGoal full accounting of missing U.S. personnel ⓘ
government action on POW/MIA cases ⓘ
public awareness of POW/MIA issues ⓘ
repatriation of remains of missing Americans ⓘ
hasPart families of American prisoners of war ⓘ
families of Americans missing in action ⓘ
inception 1960s ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationOfActivities Southeast Asia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainSubject American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia ⓘ
Americans missing in action in Southeast Asia ⓘ
Vietnam War POW/MIA ⓘ
movement POW/MIA movement in the United States ⓘ
notableWork promotion of the POW/MIA flag ⓘ
operatesOnPrinciple humanitarian concern for missing persons ⓘ
support for families of POW/MIA ⓘ
participatesIn U.S. policy discussions on POW/MIA ⓘ
negotiations related to POW/MIA accounting ⓘ
topic Cambodian conflict ⓘ
Cold War-era POW/MIA issues ⓘ
Laos conflict ⓘ
linked to: Laotian Civil War

Vietnam War ⓘ
usesSymbol POW/MIA flag ⓘ
linked to: POW MIA flag

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POW MIA flag → designedFor → National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia ⓘ
POW*MIA emblem → associatedWith → National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia ⓘ
subject linked to: POW*MIA
Sybil Stockdale → coFounderOf → National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia ⓘ