Paul Coverdell: “colleagues, I rise on this 25th anniversary of the return of the first American POWs from Vietnam to recognize the…”

“colleagues, I rise on this 25th anniversary of the return of the first American POWs from Vietnam to recognize the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia and the many years and tireless hours Ann Mills Griffiths, the National League of Families' Executive Director, and JoAnne Shirley, Chairwoman of the League's Board and a fellow Georgian, have spent fighting for the return of American POW's and MIA's. The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia was incorporated in the District of Columbia on May 28, 1970. Voting membership is comprised solely of the wives, children, parents and other close relatives of Americans who were or are listed as prisoners of war, missing in action, killed in action/body not recovered and returned Vietnam War U.S. POWs. Associate membership is comprised of extended relation of POW/MIAs who do not meet voting membership requirements and concerned citizens. The League is a non- profit, non-partisan organization financed by contributions from the families, veterans and concerned citizens. The League's sole purpose is to obtain the release of all prisoners, the fullest possible accounting for the missing and repatriation of all recoverable remains of those who died serving our nation during the Vietnam War.”