Everyone knows the flag but no one knows it story.
The Flag is the story one of the most recognized but least understood symbols in America. The POW/MIA flag was created by a group of courageous women that fought to keep America from forgetting the pilots imprisoned in the infamous Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. These ladies were proper military wives who found themselves left alone to raise their children during the turbulent 1960s. The United States Government told them to 'keep quiet' about their husband's fate...but after years of isolation they banded together and spoke out to try and save their husbands. Eventually they created the black POW/MIA flag which still flies across the country.
We filmed an interview with Louise Mulligan, a leading member of the movement and her husband Jim. Louise followed the lead of Sybil Stockdale who started rallying POW/MIA families to the cause and stepped up to speak out. This short video, although only focusing on one lady, gives and idea of the power of the story.
The Flag is the story one of the most recognized but least understood symbols in America. The POW/MIA flag was created by a group of courageous women that fought to keep America from forgetting the pilots imprisoned in the infamous Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. These ladies were proper military wives who found themselves left alone to raise their children during the turbulent 1960s. The United States Government told them to 'keep quiet' about their husband's fate...but after years of isolation they banded together and spoke out to try and save their husbands. Eventually they created the black POW/MIA flag which still flies across the country.
We filmed an interview with Louise Mulligan, a leading member of the movement and her husband Jim. Louise followed the lead of Sybil Stockdale who started rallying POW/MIA families to the cause and stepped up to speak out. This short video, although only focusing on one lady, gives and idea of the power of the story.

We are pleased to be collaborating on this project with author Heath Lee, who is currently working on the definitive history of this story. Her book entitled, The League of Wives: a True Story of Survival and Rescue from the Vietnam Homefront is due to be released through St. Martin's Press in 2019.
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