You Are Not Forgotten: A Family's Quest for Truth and the Founding of the National League of Families - Hardcover

Evelyn Grubb; Carol Jose

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0918339715 ISBN 13: 9780918339713

Publisher: Vandamere Pr, 2008

Synopsis

You Are Not Forgotten is a story of courage, honor, and personal growth told by the woman who lived it. Evelyn Fowler Grubb was an American heroine and an eyewitness to the history recorded in this book. She was the wife of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wilmer Newlin Grubb who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1966 and photographed alive and well at his capture. Throughout the course of the war, Evelyn and thousands of other wives and family members were unable to get information or contact their loved ones. The U.S. government was unable to get reliable information and was hesitant to release unconfirmed data. The North Vietnamese government refused to provide information, and completely ignored the Geneva Conventions. This book traces the heart-rending journey of these families through the life of Evelyn Grubb and her family.
You Are Not Forgotten is also the story of the founding of the National League of Families and its role in the history of the period. Without any experience in the development of organizations, Evelyn became one of the founding members of the National League of Families of POW/MIA. In 1971, she became its National Coordinator in Washington, D.C., and served on its Board of Directors until 1974. From 1966 to 1974 she transformed herself from wife and mother to a national and international advocate for the American POWs and MIAs. In that capacity, together with hundreds of other POW/MIA family members, she lobbied relentlessly for enforcement of the Geneva Conventions, the humane treatment of POWs, and an accounting of our MIAs. While raising her four sons alone, she interacted with government officials at the highest levels in the United States-- including Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon--and in many other countries. After eight long and traumatic years of waiting and hoping, Evelyn and her family were officially notified that her beloved Newk had perished in captivity from unsubstantiated causes soon after his capture.
You Are Not Forgotten is a significant history of the period. Just as importantly, however, it is the powerful, personal, and emotional journey of a group of strong and capable women and men who came together, grew in stature and cohesiveness to ensure that their husbands and loved ones would not be forgotten.

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About the Author

Evelyn Grubb graduated from Penn State University with a Master's Degree in Art Education. From 1967 to 1974 she became a national and international advocate for the American POWs and MIAs. Together with hundreds of other POW/MIA family members like Sybil Stockdale, Helen Brunstrom, Iris Powers, Phyllis Galanti, and Joe McCain, to name just a few, she lobbied relentlessly for enforcement of the Geneva Convention, for humane treatment of American POWs, and an accounting of our MIAs, all while raising her four sons alone. One of the founding members of the National League of Families of POW/MIA, Evelyn became its National Coordinator in Washington, D.C., in 1971, and served on its Board of Directors until 1974. She interacted with government officials at the highest levels in the United States and many other countries. Sadly, Evelyn Grubb died of cancer in December 2005. She is finally at peace with her beloved Newk in Arlington National Cemetery.

Carol Jose is an author, journalist, and writing consultant. She has coauthored or served as primary editor on two earlier books about the Vietnam POW/MIA experience: A POW s Story: 2801 Days in Hanoi, by Col. Larry Guarino, which covers his North Vietnam prison camp experience, and Saved by Love, with Evelyn Guarino, which describes their family s experience during Guarino s captivity. Carol graduated from the University of Central Florida, and holds a B.A. degree in French and a Master's of Business Administration. She attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, the University of Hawaii, and taught English at the Royal Thai Military Academy in Bangkok. She is member of The American Society of Journalists and Authors, Mystery Writers of America, and The National League of American Pen Women. Carol lives in Melbourne Beach, Florida.

Review

...It is only through the recording of incidents like the ones you will read about here, in the pages of You Are Not Forgotten, that we can study them, and hopefully learn from that experience. --Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State

... would make John F. Kennedy proud this is a real life profile in courage by a remarkable woman who never gave up even though her nation did...read it and weep... --Don Shepperd, CNN Military Analyst, co-author Bury Us Upside Down

Evie and I were friends and colleagues beginning in 1969.... I was proud to work with her as we plowed new ground....You Are Not Forgotten relates in amazing detail the history of the National League of Families, a story that has needed telling. I m grateful that now it has been told. ---- Phyllis Galanti, Chairman, National League of Families of America

Edition details

• Publisher: Vandamere Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0918339715
• ISBN 13: 9780918339713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360