Talk:National League of POW/MIA Families

Added Mention of Hampton Virginia Area Wives who also Helped with Founding the Organization
Something needs to be fixed. Many view the league for families as a fringe group and John Mccain himself spoke out against it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.229.183.234 (talk) 06:38, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Two notable founders in the Hampton area were Evelynn Grubb and Mary Crow. Grubb later became one of the Leagues early National Presidents and also served as the Leagues liason to the White House, the United Nations and the Paris Peace talks in the early 1970's. Grubb's husband was then found to have died in prison camp. Evelynn Grubb died in 2005.

98.245.150.162 (talk) 20:24, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Citations and references added.

98.245.150.162 (talk) 06:26, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

OK. But please look at WP:REFNAME to see how repeated references are done. Wasted Time R (talk) 11:44, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Will do, thanks for the info!

98.245.150.162 (talk) 19:11, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Joe McCain (John McCains brother) was also very involved in the (Early) League
Joe McCain, Senator John McCains brother, also played a role in the earlier years of the organization. He was involved during the time of his bothers internment at the Hanoi Hilton prison camp. The McCain family was less political then, although influential nevertheless within the military, as Joe and Johns father was Admiral of the U.S. Pacific fleet at the time.

There may have been some disagreement between John McCain and Joe McCain, after Johns release, over Joes involvement in the National League of Families (I'm not absolutely sure about this-- as it's been years since I heard about it).

I'll try to do some research on it when I have time.

There was definitely a major falling out of some nature (related in some way to the Vietnam war) between the two, although recent press reports of their relationship seem to indicate that they have long since reestablished their relationship.

98.245.150.162 (talk) 19:44, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * I've added a brief mention of Joe McCain's involvement. Wasted Time R (talk) 02:59, 20 November 2010 (UTC)