A powerful
American tragedy…
You Are Not
Forgotten
A Family’s Quest for Truth and
The Founding of the National League of Families
Evelyn Grubb
and Carol Jose
● ISBN13
978-0-918339-71-3; ISBN10 0-918339-71-5 ● Hardcover ● 360 pgs, 6x9 ●
Illustrated ●
● Acid Free
Paper ● Index ● $27.95 ● September 2008 ●
….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
… a poignant
story of remembering those who live in history, reside in our hearts, and
rest forever in the arms of God.
--
Carmella LaSpada, Founder, No Greater Love
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
American
POW/MIA, October 1972--February 1973
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.
