Special Edition Newsletter
2019
The government’s annual Korean & Cold War Family Briefing
 August 1-2


 Spring 2019 Newsletter
May 2019
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* Cover - “Issues  & What To Do About Them” 
            An annual review of the complex issues facing the Korean War accounting mission and
            what needs to be done to move them forward! 
      * President’s Corner – “Sounds of Silence”
            Rick’s thoughts on the perplexing Hanoi Summit.     
      * United  States/North Korea – South Korea / Coalition  
            The latest news and events.    
* John Zimmerlee - “Guide to Getting Answers on the Korean War Missing”
      John shares what we should be doing to learn more about our missing loved-one.
 * Donna Knox - “21 Years & Counting”
Donna looks back at the Coalition’s beginnings, and its most important accomplishments
through the years.
      * Dorothy Antonelli - "Honoring Those Who Served" 
Dorothy’s moving speech to veterans at Veterans Memorial Park, Ocala, FL -  April 6, 2019.
      * Dear Chairman Kim 
            The Coalition’s letter actually delivered to North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong Un prior to February’s U.S./DPRK summit in Hanoi.     


Fall 2018 Newsletter
November 2018
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* Cover - Punch Bowl Exhumations - they are all coming up! * President’s Corner - Honorable Returns Ceremony, Traveling with the Vice President          
* United States/ North Korea-South Korea/Russia News             
* Our Collective Voice - Coalition News         
* John Zimmerlee – “Imagine”, a personal perspective of a soldier’s pathway to becoming unknown
*  Donna Knox - In-depth look at the Bring Our Heroes Home Act  
* Beth Moore - Another family finds closure
* Richard L. Downes - Charlie Brown finally makes a kick!


Spring 2018 Newsletter
March 2018
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​Enjoy the news and feature articles inside this edition:
* Cover Article - The Right to Human Rights
* President’s Corner
      What if …. ?           
* United States- News            
* Coalition News    
* DC Meetings - 2017           
* Research - John Zimmerlee
       Missing Airmen Who Obviously Match Unidentified Remains
 * Feature Article - Donna Knox   
       What Too Many People Don’t Know About The Korean War

Summer 2017 Newsletter
July 2017
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* Cover Article - A Tale of Two Policies (Engagement vs Nonengagement with North Korea
* President’s Corner - The Long and Short of It (DPPA director search vs broader pursuits)
* United  States (POW/MIA News) - The White House, Dept. of Defense, DPAA                         * Congress -  Senate / House POW/MIA Legislation   
* Coalition News -  Our Collective Voice      
* DC Meetings  2017 - February and June Trips to Capitol Hill and Beyond                             
* Research / John Zimmerlee - X-Files - Identifiable Remains Await Someone Who Cares
* Membership Form /Contact Info - Join Us!
* Petition - We call upon the governments of …. (Signatures needed!!)                                


Fall 2016 Newsletter
December 2016
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The Coalition's fall newsletter, Update & Review, can be read at the link above. Featured is reporting on the meeting with North Korea's vice foreign minister - in Pyongyang. Keep an eye out for these other news and issues:
* The Coalition Negotiating with North Korea - U.S. remains recovery/air loss sites
* The Bring Our Heroes Home Act/ Declassification legislation - Donna Knox
* USRJC 20th Plenum/meeting - The search for MIAs taken to the former Soviet Union
* Research (John Zimmerlee) and the Cold War (Paul Fees)
* The White House, Congress, Defense Department (DPAA Acting Director message)
* The Coalition’s Year-In-Review!
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Summer 2016 Newsletter
July 2016
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The Coalition's summer newsletter, Update & Review, can be read at the link above. As you read through the newsletter, keep an eye out for news on these particular issues:
* The Bring Our Heroes Home Act – 2016
            (Senate declassification legislation)
* Trickle Identifications
            (New Next Generation DNA Sequencing and the Punch Bowl Unknowns)
* House Resolution 799 and Congress’ North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act/Amendment
(Calling on renewed recovery operations in North Korea and protecting them from U.S. sanctions)
* DPAA Director Mike Linnington’s resignation and replacement
* Research –John Zimmerlee
* The Coalition’s new website

Fall 2015 Newsletter
November 2015
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The Coalition's fall newsletter, Update & Review, can be read at the link above.  Articles include:

• There's a new Director in town - DPAA Dir. Mike Linnington
• President's Corner: To Know or Not to Know - When a loved one's name is associated with unknown remains
• United States/North and South Korea/Russia/China - Thoughts on other nations involved in the mission
• A Few Words on the Cold War
• Coalition News – The latest on the issues and the work we are doing toward their end
• Research - John Zimmerlee
• Identifications/Who are They?
• Plus live sighting reports, family member To Do List, memberships, and the petition

* Cover - Punch Bowl Exhumations - they are all coming up!
* President’s Corner - Honorable Returns Ceremony, Traveling with the Vice President          
* United States/ North Korea-South Korea/Russia News             
* Our Collective Voice - Coalition News         
* John Zimmerlee – “Imagine”, a personal perspective of a soldier’s pathway to becoming unknown
*  Donna Knox - In-depth look at the Bring Our Heroes Home Act  
* Beth Moore - Another family finds closure
* Richard L. Downes - Charlie Brown finally makes a kick!