About Us
The Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs was organized in 1998, and is open to family members of all American soldiers missing-in-action from the two wars. We are based in the state of Virginia, with corporate office in New Hampshire, and have been granted section 501(c)(3) tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service.
Our mission is to promote the fullest possible accounting for American servicemen who remain prisoners-of-war or missing-in-action from the Korean and Cold Wars. Our five board members all have loved-ones missing-in-action. Advisory directors support the mission by reaching out to the community-at-large, expanding awareness and contributing insights related to their field of expertise.
Coalition members have testified at congressional hearings, traveled to North Korea, and have been instrumental in, among other accomplishments, the development then release of the government's master list of Korean/Cold War missing men (PMKOR), the campaign to return Joint Field Activity teams to North Korea (2011-12), legislation to release generic live sighting reports of POWs with no names mentioned, the return of missing loved one’s artifacts to the families, and the research/dissemination of critical information to family members.
The current agenda prioritizes returning investigation and recovery teams to North Korea, resolving live sight reports of U.S. soldiers held in North Korea and the former Soviet Union following the war, broadening awareness of the issues within the general public, monitoring government policy on POW/MIA matters, briefing Congress on critical issues, declassification and research of documents related to both wars, and assisting family members in their search for answers to the fate of their missing loved ones.
The Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs was organized in 1998, and is open to family members of all American soldiers missing-in-action from the two wars. We are based in the state of Virginia, with corporate office in New Hampshire, and have been granted section 501(c)(3) tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service.
Our mission is to promote the fullest possible accounting for American servicemen who remain prisoners-of-war or missing-in-action from the Korean and Cold Wars. Our five board members all have loved-ones missing-in-action. Advisory directors support the mission by reaching out to the community-at-large, expanding awareness and contributing insights related to their field of expertise.
Coalition members have testified at congressional hearings, traveled to North Korea, and have been instrumental in, among other accomplishments, the development then release of the government's master list of Korean/Cold War missing men (PMKOR), the campaign to return Joint Field Activity teams to North Korea (2011-12), legislation to release generic live sighting reports of POWs with no names mentioned, the return of missing loved one’s artifacts to the families, and the research/dissemination of critical information to family members.
The current agenda prioritizes returning investigation and recovery teams to North Korea, resolving live sight reports of U.S. soldiers held in North Korea and the former Soviet Union following the war, broadening awareness of the issues within the general public, monitoring government policy on POW/MIA matters, briefing Congress on critical issues, declassification and research of documents related to both wars, and assisting family members in their search for answers to the fate of their missing loved ones.