Welcome
The Coalition of Families promotes the fullest possible accounting for American servicemen who remain missing in action from the Korean and Cold Wars. We help shape the nature and extent of the U.S. Government's effort to account for our missing servicemen. Our goal is to ensure that we are providing all the tools we can to aid in the search for missing servicemen. |
"They need a story. An explanation. The who, the where, the why. Everyone needs to know what happened to them. They shouldn’t be allowed to just go, quietly. Someone needs to stand up for them." The Hard Way /Lee Child |
'A New Approach to Recovering U.S. Servicemen’s Remains from North Korea'
by Donna Knox
for The United States Institute of Peace
February 2024
“ …. recovering the remains of U.S. servicemen is imperative. It is a humanitarian issue that should not be impacted by political or diplomatic differences.”
A New Approach to Recovering U.S. Servicemen’s Remains from North Korea looks at the advantages a nongovernmental organization has in leading the effort to recover remains of U.S. servicemen left behind in North Korea. In the process, it is also possible to establish humanitarian channels for communication between the North Korean and U.S. governments.
The essay is part of a series by the United States Institute of Peace exploring peaceful coexistence with North Korea. The USIP is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible.
Donna Knox, a founding member and first president of the Coalition, serves on the Coalition’s board of directors and is its current legislative/policy liaison.
(The title or image will connect with the article on USIP’s website.)
by Donna Knox
for The United States Institute of Peace
February 2024
“ …. recovering the remains of U.S. servicemen is imperative. It is a humanitarian issue that should not be impacted by political or diplomatic differences.”
A New Approach to Recovering U.S. Servicemen’s Remains from North Korea looks at the advantages a nongovernmental organization has in leading the effort to recover remains of U.S. servicemen left behind in North Korea. In the process, it is also possible to establish humanitarian channels for communication between the North Korean and U.S. governments.
The essay is part of a series by the United States Institute of Peace exploring peaceful coexistence with North Korea. The USIP is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible.
Donna Knox, a founding member and first president of the Coalition, serves on the Coalition’s board of directors and is its current legislative/policy liaison.
(The title or image will connect with the article on USIP’s website.)
Noteworthy News & Events
Honorable Return Ceremony Hawaii/2018 Flying with the Vice President. North Korea sends U.S. remains home. |
The Coalition and Richardson Center Travel to North Korea Pyongyang/2016 Rick Downes, Coalition President, Kim ll-sung Square |
Forgotten Men of the Forgotten War will present the mysteries of men still missing from the Korean War, chronicle the long-term impact these stories have had on the men’s families, and then pursue their final chapter in order to achieve some definition of closure.