POW/MIA Freedom Fighters
Mission Statement
& Goals

Full Version of this page can be found at: http://www.powmiaff.org/mission.html

The POW/MIA Freedom Fighters sprung from the POW/MIA Ring, which was the very first Webring ever created in an effort to bring the POW/MIA Issue to the forefront by linking Honor, Dedication, Adopted POW/MIA pages.

Every webpage in the POW/MIA Ring represents a Voice that says, "I CARE ABOUT OUR POW/MIA'S AND THEY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN!"

As our voices carried far and wide...from Internet into the Community, and more people became involved in this very important issue of a full accounting of our POW/MIA's, so grew our work. We became more than *just a ring, linking webpages together*.

POW/MIA Freedom Fighters were born.......

Together we are FIGHTING for our POW/MIA's FREEDOM!!

Whether you are a Member, Supporter, or Visitor to POW/MIA Freedom Fighters and the POW/MIA Ring We Thank You All for the Support of the POW/MIA Cause!

The Mission of the POW/MIA Freedom Fighters

To Honor Our POW/MIA's; To Gain A Full-Accounting of Our POW/MIA's; To Educate the Public about POW/MIA's; To Ensure This Never Happens Again! ©

The POW/MIA Freedom Fighters promotes the full acknowledgement of our POW/MIAs by anyone who wishes to honor those men and women left behind and abandoned; by anyone who wishes to fight to obtain a full and accurate accounting of the men and women left unaccounted for; by anyone who wishes to help educate the public about our POW/MIA's; and by anyone who wishes to change legislation to ensure this never happens again!

Our goals, and what we are asking of our government, are:

  1. The timely, honest and thorough investigation of all live-sighting reports.
  2. The repatriation of any surviving POWMIAs (or, in the event they do not wish to return, an opportunity for the families to hear it for themselves from their loved one)
  3. Recovery of ALL recoverable remains and a strong statement from our government regarding warehousing of remains by the Vietnamese.
  4. The declassification of documents pertaining to POW/MIA's. We believe that the POW/MIA families are entitled to see any and all information related to their loved one.

We are NOT asking anyone to raise the dead. We accept that many or most of those listed as missing may have died in action or in captivity. We are NOT asking anyone to recover unrecoverable remains. The remains of a pilot shot down in flames in 1968 over the South China Sea, whose wingman watched the plane sink below the surface or explode in a fireball, can reasonably be deemed unrecoverable.

We DO insist that all legitimate questions of family members be answered honestly and as fully as possible. We DO NOT blindly accept everything that comes out of DPMO, DOD or anywhere else inside the beltway. Neither do we subscribe to outrageous conspiracy theories.

While the noble image evoked by the black and white POW/MIA logo remains the symbol of what we are fighting for, the aim of the POW/MIA Freedom Fighters is to be the voice, rather than a symbol, of those we wish to bring back home.

For more information about our getting involved, please visit:

http://www.powmiaff.org/getinvolved.html

POW/MIA Freedom Fighters Mission Statement: http://www.powmiaff.org/mission.html

POW/MIA Freedom Fighters Homepage: http://www.powmiaff.org