Evelyn Grubb

Evelyn Fowler Grubb (August 9, 1931 – December 28, 2005) was the wife of an American Vietnam War Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war, she was also a co-founder and then later served as the national coordinator of the National League of Families,[1][2][3] a nonprofit organization that worked on behalf of Vietnam-era Missing in Action (MIA) and Prisoner of War (POW) Families. Grubb also oversaw the creation of the famous "You Are Not Forgotten" POW/MIA flag that still flies in front of all U.S. Post Offices, many firehouses and police stations, all major U.S. Military installations as well as most veterans organization chapters in the United States.[1][2]

During the Vietnam war Grubb served as the League's liaison to the White House, the United Nations and the Paris Peace Talks.[2][3]

Grubb was also the co-author, along with Carol Jose, of the book You Are Not Forgotten: A Family’s Quest for Truth and The Founding of the National League of Families about her personal struggle as the wife of a prisoner of war, and about her experiences helping to found the National League of Families.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Evelyn Grubb, 74; Advocated Humane Treatment for POWs of Vietnam Era"Los Angeles Times Obituary, January 04, 2006, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-04-me-grubb4-story.html
  2. ^ a b c d Grubb, Evelyn; Carol Jose (1 September 2008). You Are Not Forgotten: A Family's Quest for Truth and the Founding of the National League of Families. St. Petersburg, FL: Vandamere Press. ISBN 978-0-918339-71-3.
  3. ^ a b "Evelyn Fowler Grubb, 74, Leader Of a Group Supporting P.O.W.'s". New York Times. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 2006-01-06.