A powerful
American tragedy…
You Are Not
Forgotten
A Family’s Quest for Truth and
The Founding of the National League of Families
Evelyn Grubb
and Carol Jose
ISBN13
978-0-918339-71-3; | Hardcover |360 pgs, | 6x9 |
Illustrated | Acid Free
Paper | Index | $27.95 September 2008
….It is
only through the recording of incidents like the ones you will read about
here, in the pages of You Are Not Forgotten, that we
can study them, and hopefully learn from that experience.
Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State
… would
make John F. Kennedy proud – this is a real life “profile in courage” by a
remarkable woman who never gave up even though her nation did…read it and
weep
Don Shepperd, CNN Military Analyst,
co-author, Bury Us Upside
Down
… a
poignant story of remembering those who live in history, reside in our
hearts, and rest forever in the arms of God.
Carmella LaSpada, Founder, No
Greater Love
Evie and I were friends and
colleagues beginning in 1969…. I was proud to work with her as we plowed new
ground.…You Are Not Forgotten
relates in amazing detail the history of the National League of Families, a
story that has needed telling. I’m grateful that now it has been told.
Phyllis Galanti, Chairman,
National League of Families of
American POW/MIA, October 1972--February 1973
Reading
this book, the memories came flooding back...those were tough times for all
of us. Thank you for what you've done for the Grubb family, and for all of
us, in recording this dark moment of our lives...and the history of the
courage shown by our waiting families, that today still makes us proud. It's
good to be free and back together again, in our own USA. For those troops
and POWs who gave their all, or are still missing, and their families, the
POW/MIA flag and this riveting book tell it truthfully:
“You Are Not
Forgotten."
Marlene and USN (Retired)Capt. John
"Mike" McGrath, POW/MIA Historian, former Vietnam POW, Author of Prisoner
of War: Six Years in Hanoi
In You Are Not
Forgotten, you’re along with them as Newk’s wife Evie, my
wife Helen, and thousands of wives and families of POW/MIA wage their
incredible national and international battle to save, protect and repatriate
captive and missing U.S. servicemen. From the depths of despair, the newly
formed National League of Families of POW/MIA evolved into a force of great
determination that had to be seriously considered in any negotiations. Their
sacrifice should be a source of inspiration and enlightenment to all. They
never gave up on us─and still haven’t!
Helen and Colonel Alan L.
Brunstrom USAF (Retired), Newk Grubb’s Wingman, and a Vietnam POW 1966-1973
You Are Not Forgotten is
her [Evelyn Grubb] story of [the POWs] families’ encounters
with foreign and domestic governments during Vietnam, and POW and MIA
policies. Military collections will find it an invaluable memoir.
The Bookwatch
You
Are Not Forgotten
is a story of
courage, honor, and personal growth told by the woman who lived it. Evelyn
Fowler Grubb was an American heroine and an eyewitness to the history
recorded in this book. She was the wife of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wilmer
Newlin Grubb who was shot down over North Vietnam
in 1966 and photographed alive and well at his capture. Throughout
the course of the war, Evelyn and thousands
of other wives and family members were
unable to get information or contact their loved ones. The U.S. government
was unable to get reliable information and was hesitant to release
unconfirmed data. The North Vietnamese government refused to provide
information, and completely ignored the Geneva Conventions.
This book traces the heart-rending
journey of these families through the life of Evelyn Grubb and her family.
You Are Not Forgotten is also the story of the founding of the National
League of Families and its role in the
history of the period. Without any experience in
the development of organizations, Evelyn became one of the founding
members of the National League of Families of POW/MIA. In 1971,
she became its National Coordinator in Washington, D.C., and served
on its Board of Directors until 1974. From 1966 to 1974 she transformed
herself from wife and mother to a national and international advocate for
the American POWs and MIAs. In that capacity, together with hundreds of
other POW/MIA family members, she lobbied relentlessly for enforcement of
the Geneva Conventions, the humane treatment of POWs, and an accounting of
our MIAs. While raising her four sons alone, she interacted with government
officials at the highest levels in the United States--
including Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon--and
in many
other countries. After eight long and traumatic years of waiting and hoping,
Evelyn and her family were officially notified that her beloved “Newk” had
perished in captivity from unsubstantiated causes soon after his capture.
You Are Not Forgotten is a significant history of the period. Just as
importantly, however, it is the powerful, personal, and emotional journey of
a group of strong and capable women and men who came together, grew in
stature and cohesiveness to ensure that their husbands and loved ones would
not be forgotten.
