"The League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Allies & Advocates,” tells the story of the military wives who founded the organization that would later become the National League of POW/MIA Families. The exhibit will feature documents, artifacts, oral histories, multimedia, and regionally specific components.
This important national story is extremely relevant to the Pikes Peak Region, which has a long history of military service and sacrifice. Colorado Springs Vice-Mayor (and later Mayor) Larry
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“The League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Allies & Advocates,” tells the story of the military wives who founded the organization that would later become the National League of POW/MIA Families. The exhibit will feature documents, artifacts, oral histories, multimedia, and regionally specific components.
This important national story is extremely relevant to the Pikes Peak Region, which has a long history of military service and sacrifice. Colorado Springs Vice-Mayor (and later Mayor) Larry Ochs worked closely with Helene Knapp, a local and national leader in the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, to advocate for and support the Vietnam-era POW/MIA families in Colorado Springs.
CSPM is honored to be able to bring this exhibit to the Pikes Peak region and excited to work with the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics to raise awareness of this significant era in American History.
Opening Day Schedule:
10 a.m. – Museum opens, exhibit opens to the public
11 a.m. – Book Talk with Heath Lee
Guests are invited to join author and exhibit curator, Heath Lee for a presentation of her forthcoming book, The League of Wives: A True Story of Survival and Rescue from the Vietnam Homefront. St. Martin’s Press will publish the book in 2019.
Reservations Required – $5 Suggested Donation, Free for Members
2 p.m. – The League of Wives Panel Discussion
Moderated by Audrey Coleman, Senior Archivist and Assistant Director of the Dole Institute of Politics, this fascinating panel discussion will explore the unique experiences of local POW/MIA wives, explain the roles of a select group of USAFA cadets and their close connections to families in the Pikes Peak Region, and describe the history of our homegrown advocacy organization, Colorado Springs for POWs.
Panelists include Helene Knapp, former National Coordinator for the National League of Families of POWs/MIAs; Author and Curator Heath Lee; Rick Martin, Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.), son of Chaplain Chris Martin, co-founder of Colorado Springs for POWs; Leah Davis Witherow, CSPM Curator of History; John Hertzog, of Colorado Springs for POWs; and Steve Miller, former USAFA Cadet. Additional panelists to be announced.
Reservations Required – $5 Suggested Donation, Free for Members
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