Remains of American MIAs Found in North Korea --- Coalition of Families

"Dedicated to the fullest possible accounting
of our missing servicemen"

Special Notice
From the Desk of:
Robin Piacine

With National POW/MIA Recognition Day coming up September 14, 2004, it gives all of us an opportunity to speak out about the concerns we have as family members and citizens. I hope that you take the time to at least talk to someone about it, and ...


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published: 21-July-2004
2004 POW/MIA Poster En Route to Troops, Families, Vets
By: Rudi Williams
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2004 -- "As the poster is unveiled, you will see the flag of freedom -- the American flag -- flying proudly. Its presence underscores our commitment, our pledge -- our solemn pledge -- to account for our missing wherever it takes us."

Visit the DPMO Website for more detailed information.

Coalition of Families President Robin Piacine is strongly encouraging all family members to attend these events in your area. Anyone who desires is encouraged to write about events in your area and submit documents to us with any relevant photographs. Your letters and photos will appear in the next edition of the Coalition news letter. They will also be published to this website. Photographs are just as welcome, but please include the date & place of the event. Please email your letters and electronic photographs to: President@coalitionoffamilies.org or Webmaster@coalitionoffamilies.org .

published: 10-Sept-2004
Remains of American MIAs Found in North Korea
U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
The remains were repatriated overland across the demilitarized zone as was done for the first three recovery operations in .....
published: 16-July-2004
18 sets of Korean War remains repatriated
By Joseph Giordono,
Stars and Stripes Pacific edition
Saturday, May 29, 2004:
Members of an honor guard salute as taps is played during a Yongsan Garrison repatriation ceremony Thursday. Eighteen sets of remains thought to be those of American soldiers killed in the Korean War ......
published: 19-June-2004
Checkout Our New Website - Korean War POW MIA Network
www.koreanwarpowmia.net
By: John Zimmerlee
Click on your loved-one's name and you'll see the names of those who went missing on the same day from the same unit. You'll also see columns for the many.....
published: 19-June-2004
2004 Department of Defense Personnel Accounting Conference
By: Robin Piacine
The purpose of the conference was to develop strategies to facilitate the planning, budgeting, and programming of the personnel accounting effort for FY05 (fiscal year 2005) with input from the family and Veteran's organizations ......
published: 19-June-2004
The Generic File . . . Updated
By: Donna Downes Knox
It took us three years of concentrated advocacy to bring about the Generic File. Families who had been actively involved in the accounting effort for years ......
published: 16-June-2004
CIA Information Report 1952
by: Richard Downes
Each ship has contained 1,000 or more prisoners. Between the end of November 1951 and April 1952 transports of P.O.W.s were sent by rail from the Poset ......
published: 19-June-2004
Nielsen-Henderson List
By: John Zimmerlee
As the story goes, hundreds of men were about to be released, when the Communists realized that the U.S. wasn't aware of their existence. The airmen were hurriedly loaded up and carried away, never to be heard from again. Heroically, two men, Nielsen and Henderson, compiled a list of ......
published: 19-June-2004
The US/Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs ...
Is It Still Standing?
By: Donna Downes Knox
If we are going to get answers to questions about the fate of men who were reportedly taken to the former Soviet Union during the Korean and Cold Wars, they will come as the result of this commission's work. Now, more than ever, that work is being done primarily by the Joint Commission Support Directorate ('JCSD'). The Commission itself ......
published: 20-June-2004
Reaching Beyond DPMO (Part 1½)
By: Richard Downes
In the last issue ... I began a series of articles outlining my plan to initiate an ongoing dialogue about the MIA issue with the local office for each of my elected officials. The idea was to ......
published: 16-June-2004
From The Desk of Robin Piacine
On April 13-15th a U.S.-Russia Archival Conference was held at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. The conference was attended by the U.S.- Russia Joint Commission as well as archivists from around the country. Some of those represented the Library of Congress such as Dr. Harry Leich, and from institutes of higher learning such ......
published: 16-June-2004
Personnel Accounting Report
Joint Recovery Operations in North Korea
By: Robin Piacine
The area of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea yielded 12 sets of remains believed to be those of U.S. Army soldiers from the 7th Infantry Division. They were engaged against Chinese forces during the time period ......
published: 14-June-2004
The Mystery Behind the Truly Missing
By: Richard Downes
It has a cloak-and-dagger feel, as if the agent returned from a late night, clandestine encounter then sat down at his old Smith/Corona, and pecked out the astounding details. The report was quickly classified ......
published: 19-June-2004
The Coalition Can Help You!
"Networking with other family members whose loved ones were lost in the same incident or area is a valuable way of locating additional information that may not be in the official case files." By submitting ......
published: 19-June-2004
The Coalition Needs Your Email Address!
Due to workload and rising costs, we’re discussing the future of the printed newsletter. Though no firm ......
published: 01-June-2004
Asking for Debriefings…Again
By: Donna Downes Knox
All these years later, the Soviet Union has become a federation of democratic states within which our investigators and researchers are working. China is ......
published: 01-June-2004
Recent US & North Korea Negotiations Yield Changes
By: Robin Piacine
By: Robin Piacine According to a news release from the United States Department of Defense, February 12, 2004, the talks included the agreement to "resume repatriating the remains recovered during joint recovery operation in North Korea ......
published: 01-June-2004
We'll help you get answers, if . . .
By: John Zimmerlee
To help us help you more efficiently, we need your email addresses. Inquiries with email addresses will be processed first. We also need your permission to receive information directly from Government sources and to discuss your loved-ones case......
published: 01-June-2004
Reaching Beyond DPMO
By: Richard Downes
I began wondering if other family members wanted to do the same thing but were also daunted by the process. So I've decided to chronicle the experience. This article begins a.....
published: 01-June-2004
Update on House Resolution 103
By: Robin Piacine
According to Section 2 of the Resolution, the committee function is "to conduct a full investigation of all unresolved matters relating to any United States personnel unaccounted for from the Vietnam era, the Korean conflict, World War II, Cold War Missions, or Gulf War, including .....

An Urgent Call to Family Members!

A Call to Family Members! We need your help in getting the Summary Report (Scrub Sheet) and Field Case Reports concerning your missing serviceman from your Casualty Office and sending them to us so that we may match data coming from our research with your loved-one. Please complete the information on the back page immediately. We may already have reports to share. If you live near DC, we also need help with research in College Park, Maryland.

A Call to Korean War Veterans! We need your help in recalling events, deciphering documents, explaining procedures, identifying photos, contributing old maps & charts, making contacts with others, and helping the families get answers on missing loved-ones. Call, write, or email! We’re anxious to hear from you!

When the Korean War ended in 1953, there was no accounting for more than 8,100 American servicemen who failed to return home. Additionally, 141 American airmen were lost in various Cold War shoot-downs, without an accounting. Despite compelling evidence that many American POWs were held back alive by the communist countries involved, the United States government has been unable for decades to resolve this issue.

The Coalition of Families is dedicated to the fullest possible accounting for American servicemen missing from the Korean and Cold Wars. We strive to educate members of the government, the worldwide media, and the American public about issues that pertain to the accounting efforts. We will continue our efforts until we obtain a.) the return of all living American POWs from the Korean and Cold Wars; b.) the remains of all American servicemen who died in battle or in captivity during these wars; or c.) an accounting for all missing American servicemen from these wars for whom neither of the above two options is reasonably possible.

Robin Piacine		Director; President
Gerri Montgomery Prescott		Director; Secretary
John Zimmerlee		Director; Information Mgr.
Donna Downes Knox		Director; DC Liaison
Richard Downes		Director
Roy Chambers		Webmaster; Roy@MuddyBoots.Net

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Roanoke, Virginia 24019-0152
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