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Annual Meeting Chairman Ann Mills-Griffiths Executive Assistant to the Chairman Amanda Kingery Annual Meeting Co-Chairmen Betty Bartels-Murphy & Leslie Swindells Erica Weinbaum & Francine Nesson, Special Assistants Assistant Chairmen Robin Olsen & Kathleen Eckmeyer Committee Chairmen Annual Dinner & Registration Liz Flick & Nicki Chopski Boutique Elaine Palen & Elli Childress Commemorative Program Betty Bartels-Murphy Communication Cindy Stonebraker Congressional & Orientation Mark Stephensen Credentials Distribution Gracie Brown Resolutions Sue Scott Sergeants-at-Arms/Security Chief Les Brown

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Page 1: Annual Meeting Co-Chairmen€¦ · The *50th Anniversary Annual Meeting Dinner & Candlelight Ceremony will be preceded by a no-host reception in the Virginia Ballroom Foyer on Thursday,

Annual Meeting Chairman

Ann Mills-Griffiths

Executive Assistant to the Chairman

Amanda Kingery

Annual Meeting Co-Chairmen

Betty Bartels-Murphy & Leslie Swindells

Erica Weinbaum & Francine Nesson, Special Assistants

Assistant Chairmen

Robin Olsen & Kathleen Eckmeyer

Committee Chairmen

Annual Dinner & Registration Liz Flick & Nicki Chopski

Boutique Elaine Palen & Elli Childress

Commemorative Program Betty Bartels-Murphy

Communication Cindy Stonebraker

Congressional & Orientation Mark Stephensen

Credentials Distribution Gracie Brown

Resolutions Sue Scott

Sergeants-at-Arms/Security Chief Les Brown

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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES

BADGES: All attendees, except uniformed military officials, must wear a visible, color-coded badge on the

lanyard provided at registration for entrance into all League-hosted and Service-hosted events, including off-site

events. ANY alteration to a badge will result in revocation and denial of admittance.

White League (voting) Family Members Green League Associate Members

Pink Concerned Citizens Yellow Non-League Family Members

Blue US Officials Red Media

Salmon Family Members attending only DoD briefings Ivory - Caregiver for NOK

INFORMATION & PRESS: Located in the Virginia Ballroom Foyer, Plaza Level. Direct inquiries to

Communications Chairman Cindy Stonebraker, cindy.stonebraker@pow-miafamilies or cell (931) 241-1893. The

entire annual meeting will be streaming on Facebook Live, thanks to DPAA, except for the sessions on Saturday.

DoD OFFICES: DPAA and DIA investigators, and intelligence and material evidence analysts will again be

available in the Service Casualty Offices (SCOs) throughout the League’s meeting to support Individual Case

File Reviews with families. Everyone is encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to share information

with these specialists, preferably NOT in conflict with critical government briefings, the legal justification for

DoD-provided transportation. US officials will be present by noon on Wednesday, June 19th. All Service Casualty

Offices (SCOs) are located on the First Floor; however, SCO representatives are also available for inquiries during

Registration/Credentials pick-up in the Virginia Ballroom Foyer, Plaza Level, Wednesday evening 5:00 – 8:00

PM, and early Thursday morning, 7:30 – 8:30 AM.

USA Blue Ridge Room

USMC/USN/Civilian Shenandoah Room

USAF Skyline Room

DPAA Luray Room

Individual Case File Reviews will be held in the above locations from noon to 5:30 PM Wednesday, June 19th,

from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM Thursday and Friday, June 20th and 21st, and from 7:30 AM until 2:00 PM on Saturday,

June 22nd. Please do not schedule reviews during sessions when critical information is presented. Instead, request

early morning, lunch or dinner breaks.

SPECIAL EVENTS: With appropriate credentials, all are eligible to participate. *Must purchase dinner ticket(s)

to attend. **League family members ONLY are eligible to vote, though all are welcome to attend.

Orientation/Ice Cream Social: There is an important informational session, Crystal Room, Plaza Level, on

Wednesday, June 19th, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. All, especially first-time attendees, are welcome and encouraged to attend

to share your stories about how you got involved and your missing loved one’s story.

The *50th Anniversary Annual Meeting Dinner & Candlelight Ceremony will be preceded by a no-host

reception in the Virginia Ballroom Foyer on Thursday, June 20th, 5:45 – 6:45 PM. Dinner will begin promptly at

7:00 PM in the Virginia Ballroom and end promptly at 9:00 PM.

Service-Hosted Luncheons, 12:45 – 2:00 PM on Friday, June 21st, in the Virginia Ballroom, Plaza Level:

USA Washington Room

USMC/USN/Civilian Adams Room

USAF Madison Room

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Off-Site Event: TBD

Workshops: Two specialized, separate workshops will be held 2:15 – 3:15 PM on Friday, June 21st. They are

well-received, consistently requested workshops: Pursuing Individual Cases – Karoni Forrester, and Dealing

with Ambiguous Loss – Don Forrester. These workshops are held in the Richmond and Roanoke Rooms, Lobby

Level. Attendees are encouraged to share information and knowledge to enable augmenting official efforts and

motivate active-duty/reserve military participation and local citizen involvement to support US accounting efforts.

League-Hosted Farewell Reception: Saturday, June 22nd, Crystal Room, Plaza Level, 6:30 – 8:00 PM.

National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visit: Saturday, June 22nd, buses board 8:15 PM, last return 11:00 PM.

BOUTIQUE: The League Boutique will be open in the Old Dominion Board Room, Plaza Level, Wednesday,

June 19th, from 5:30 – 8:30 PM, and during posted hours throughout the annual meeting. Also, a Silent Auction

will be held before and during the 50th Anniversary Dinner. Bidding will close shortly after the 50th Annual Dinner

& Candlelight Ceremony conclude.

DISPLAYS/INFORMATION: US Army Mortuary Affairs, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory

(AFDIL), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), The Ride Home, Braveheart Brewery POW/MIA

Pilsner and Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial displays are located in the Virginia Ballroom Foyer, Plaza Level,

available by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, June 19th. Service Casualty Officers are also available for inquiries, adjacent

to Credentials Pick-up. University of Delaware demonstration set up in the Monroe Room, Plaza Level,

POLICY RESOLUTIONS: To ensure availability at the start of the Business Session on Saturday, June 22nd,

resolutions must be submitted in writing to Resolutions Chairman Sue Scott by 7:00 PM on Friday, June 21st.

Resolutions not prepared in advance may be introduced on the floor, but will not be available in printed form.

LEAGUE BUSINESS SESSION: The **League Business Session in the Virginia Ballroom at 2:00 PM on

Saturday, June 22nd, is open to all credentialed attendees; however, ONLY dues-current family members (white

badges) are eligible to vote.

DNA TESTING: Family members who have not yet provided a DNA sample for comparison are strongly

encouraged to do so. Check with your Service Casualty Office on the First Floor to determine eligibility and

whether or not your family has provided the needed sample.

EMERGENCIES/CELL PHONES: In case of emergency, call Hilton Crystal City Hotel operator, (703) 418-

6800. Cell phones must be silenced during all sessions, including the 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting Dinner.

PROHIBITED: Alcoholic beverages are not permitted during meeting sessions, but are allowed at the Reception

& Dinner on Thursday, June 20th and the Farewell Reception, June 22nd. Smoking is prohibited unless is

designated areas.

DRESS CODE: Dress for the meeting sessions is business casual, or Military Class B. For the 50th Anniversary

Annual Meeting Dinner, dress for the ladies is formal or semi-formal attire and, for men, coat and tie or tux.

Military: Service or Mess Dress.

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AGENDA

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

5:00 PM REGISTRATION & CREDENTIALS Virginia Ballroom Foyer

8:00 PM DISTRIBUTION Plaza Level

(Boutique: 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Old Dominion Board Room)

7:00 PM ICE CREAM SOCIAL & ORIENTATION Crystal Room

8:30 PM Plaza Level

Thursday, June 20, 2019

7:30 AM REGISTRATION & Virginia Ballroom Foyer

8:30 AM CREDENTIALS DISTRIBUTION Plaza Level

8:45 AM OPENING GENERAL SESSION Virginia Ballroom

12:15 PM Plaza Level

Call to Order

Ms. Ann Mills-Griffiths, MIA/RR Sister, Chairman & CEO, Presiding

Presentation of Colors

POW*MIA Elko (NV), Boise Valley, Pocatello

& Magic Valley (ID) POW/MIA Awareness Associations

Pledge of Allegiance

Ms. Cindy Stonebraker, MIA daughter, Secretary of the Board

Invocation

Ms. Karoni Forrester, MIA Daughter & Member of the Board

Award Presentations

In Memory & Honor

Mr. Mark Stephensen, MIA/RR Son, Vice Chairman of the Board

“Amazing Grace”

Major General Arnold M. Fields, USMC (Ret)

50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commission

Keynote: The Honorable John J. Sullivan

Deputy Secretary of State

Unveiling of National POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster

Secretary Sullivan & Ms. Mills-Griffiths

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National League of Families of American Prisoners & Missing in SEA

50 Years of History, Commitment & Legacy***

A retrospective look at the League’s preceding 50 years, interspersed with notable participants,

including former ASD/ISA & Deputy SecState Ambassador Richard Armitage, former Deputy SecDef

Rudy de Leon, former Deputy SecDef, AS/AP & President of the World Bank Ambassador Paul

Wolfowitz (Indonesia), National Security Advisor to President Reagan Robert “Bud” McFarlane,

former DAS/EAP & League Policy Advisor Ambassador David Lambertson (Thailand), former

DAS/EAP & League Policy Advisor Matthew Daley, Ambassador Charles Salmon (Laos), Ambassador

Charles Twining (Cambodia), Richard Childress, Director of Asian Affairs, Reagan NSC Staff, 1981-

89 & League Senior Policy Advisor, and Ann Mills-Griffiths, League Coordinator, 1971-74, Board of

Directors, 1974-78, Executive Director, 1978-2011, Board Chairman/CEO, 2011-2019.

***See abbreviated bios on the Retrospective participants, pages 5-6 of the program agenda.

To Thank, Honor & Remember

MajGen Fields

50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration & Presentation

12:15 PM LUNCH BREAK

1:15 PM (Boutique: 12:15 – 12:45 PM)

1:15 PM GENERAL SESSION – NATIONAL POLICY Virginia Ballroom

2:45 PM

Ms. Mills-Griffiths Presiding

DPAA’s Vietnam War Accounting Roadmap

Mr. Kelly K. McKeague, Director

DPAA, Washington, DC

Communication Strategy to Advance Accounting Objectives

Mr. Johnie E. Webb, Deputy Director

Outreach & Communications, DPAA, Honolulu, HI

Key Supporters – Veteran Service Organizations

The American Legion, Mr. John Milburn, National Vice Commander

Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Mr. Randy Reese, Executive Director

Jewish War Veterans of the US (JWV), COL Herb Rosenbleeth, Executive Director

Special Operations Association (SOA), LTC Mike Taylor, SOA/SFA POW/MIA Chair

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Mr. John Rowan, President

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Mr. Joe Davis, Dir. of Communications & PA

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Ambassador Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State, has served as the

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and Deputy Assistant

Secretary of Defense for East Asia and Pacific Affairs. In addition, Ambassador Armitage

has held a wide variety of high-ranking US diplomatic positions; including Ambassador

directing US assistance to the newly independent states of the Soviet Union. Mr. Armitage

graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1967 and completed three combat tours in

Vietnam. Today, Ambassador Armitage is a founding partner and President of Armitage

International, L.L.C.

Mr. Richard Childress is an Asian specialist, with in-depth knowledge of Asian culture

and broad experience in national security, foreign policy, economic, and commercial

matters regarding Asia. As Director of Asian Affairs on the National Security Council (NSC)

staff from 1981-89, he led or participated in each US policy delegation to Vietnam and

Laos from 1982-89. After 26 years in the U.S. Army, Mr. Childress retired from government

service in 1989. Mr. Childress established a successful DC-based consulting firm, Asian

Investment Strategies, engaged by US businesses focused on ASEAN. He later became

the League’s Senior Policy Advisor and has participated in several League Delegations to

Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Mr. Matthew Daley served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970 and as a Special

Agent in the United States Secret Service from 1971 to 1976. Since joining the Foreign

Service in 1976, Mr. Daley has had numerous assignments in Washington and overseas.

In 1978, he was detailed to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He then served

as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs,

Director of the Office of Philippine Affairs, and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S.

Embassies in Bangkok, Thailand, and New Delhi, India. Upon returning to the United

States in 1997, Mr. Daley was Deputy Special Representative for implementing the Dayton

Peace Accords and Senior Advisor on South Asia. Joining State’s Bureau of East Asian

and Pacific Affairs as Deputy Assistant Secretary in August, 2001, he became a League

Policy Advisor after retiring.

Ambassador David Lambertson was a Foreign Service Officer for 32 years, with

assignments in Saigon, Indonesia, Paris, Tokyo, London, Canberra, Seoul, and Bangkok.

He was Deputy Secretary of Japanese Affairs, Director of Korean Affairs, and Deputy

Assistant Secretary of State with responsibility for Southeast Asia. He was Ambassador

to Thailand from 1991-95. In addition to serving as a League Policy Advisor, Ambassador

Lambertson currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Kansas,

Claremont-McKenna College, and the Command and General Staff College.

Mr. Rudy de Leon began his career in the federal government in 1975, holding various

staff positions in Congress and served as a member of the professional staff and staff

director for the US House Armed Services Committee. Mr. de Leon served as the Deputy

Secretary of Defense from 2000-01 and, prior to that, served as Undersecretary of

Defense for Personnel and Readiness and as Undersecretary of the Air Force. Currently,

Mr. de Leon is a senior fellow with the National Security and International Policy team at

American Progress, focusing on US national security issues and US-China relations.

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Mr. Robert “Bud” McFarlane served two combat tours in the US Marine Corps during

the Vietnam War. Mr. McFarlane became the Military Assistant to Henry Kissinger at the

National Security Council (NSC) from 1973-77. President Ronald Reagan selected Mr.

McFarlane to serve in a series of posts, each with increasing spans of responsibility,

culminating with his appointment as National Security Advisor. In the private sector, Mr.

McFarlane created and became CEO of McFarlane Associates, Inc., an energy and

development consultancy.

Ms. Ann Mills-Griffiths has led the National League of POW/MIA Families since August

1, 1978, first as Executive Director and, since August 1, 2011, as Chairman of the Board,

retaining CEO responsibilities. She focuses primarily on US government policy,

operations, and sustaining the League’s financial ability to achieve accounting objectives.

Ms. Mills-Griffiths has led or participated in numerous delegations to Southeast Asia,

meeting with senior officials in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, and has met with

Russian, Chinese, and other diplomats and senior officials in an effort to expedite answers

on Vietnam War missing.

Ambassador Charles Salmon was Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander in Chief,

US Pacific Command. He was Chargé d’ Affaires to Laos from 1989 until 1992 at which

time he was promoted to Ambassador to Laos. He also served as Director, Office of

Philippine Affairs, Office of Thailand and Burma Affairs, and Office of Human Rights in the

State Department. He was Deputy Chief of Mission in Rangoon, Burma, and Wellington,

New Zealand. He also served in Vienna, Saigon, The Hague, and Manila. Today,

Ambassador Salmon is an adjunct Senior Fellow at the East-West Center.

Ambassador Charles Twining is a retired career Foreign Service Officer. His Asian

assignments included South Vietnam 1966-68, Thailand 1975-77 (Indochina watcher),

and Cambodia 1991-95 (Chief of Mission/Ambassador). He enjoyed a number of African

assignments, including as Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, 1996-

98. His most recent short-term posting was to Juba, South Sudan 2014-15. Ambassador

Twining served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the US Pacific Command 1998-2001. His

Washington assignments at the Department of State included Director of Vietnam, Laos,

and Cambodia 1988-91, a critical period in the evolution of US relations with those

countries. Married with two sons, he enjoys working on the old family farm in northern

Maryland.

Ambassador Paul Wolfowitz spent more than three decades in public service working in

the administrations of seven different presidents. Most recently, he served as president of

the World Bank and Deputy Secretary of Defense. He served as Ambassador to Indonesia

from 1986-89, and he was Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs

from 1982-86. Ambassador Wolfowitz currently serves as Chairman of the US-Taiwan

Business Council. He is also a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

where he works on development and national security issues.

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2:45 PM IMPRESSIONS FROM HANOI, VIENTIANE & PHNOM PENH

3:30 PM

Ms. Ann Mills-Griffiths, Presiding

His Excellency Ha Kim Ngoc

Ambassador of Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the US

His Excellency Khamphan Anlavan

Ambassador of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic to the US

His Excellency Chum Sounry

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the US

3:30 PM US-RUSSIA JOINT COMMISION (USRJC) ON POW/MIA AFFAIRS

4:30 PM

Ms. Mills-Griffiths Presiding

USRJC Update & Vietnam War Working Group Discussions

Mr. Rich Lyda, Chief, Joint Commission Support Directorate (JCSD)

COL Andrey Taranov, Russian Executive Secretary, USRJC

Ms. Svetlana Shevchenko, Senior Research Analyst, DPAA/JCSD &

Lead, USRJC Vietnam War Working Group

COL Eduard Paderin, Russian Co-Chairman, USRJC Vietnam War Working Group

& Chief, Archival Service, Russian Ministry of Defense

4:30 PM DINNER PREPARATION

6:45 PM (Boutique 4:30 – 5:30 PM)

6:00 PM NO-HOST RECEPTION Virginia Ballroom Foyer

6:45 PM Special Boutique items will be on display for Silent Auction

6:50 PM MUSICAL PRELUDE Virginia Ballroom

United States Army Brass Quintet

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7:00 PM 50th ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL DINNER Virginia Ballroom

& CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY* Plaza Level

Welcome

Ms. Ann Mills-Griffiths, MIA/RR Sister, Chairman of the Board

Presentation of Colors

Armed Forces Color Guard, Military District of Washington

National Anthem & Armed Forces Medley

The United States Army Brass Quintet

Missing Man Honors Table

Mr. Kelly K. McKeague, Director, DPAA

“Climb Every Mountain”

Ms. Wendy Coble, Agency Disinterment Manager, DPAA

Invocation

Father Paul K. Hurley, MG, CHC, USA (Ret)

Dinner USA Strolling Strings (unconfirmed)

Introduction of Special Guests & Remarks

Presentation of League Awards

Candlelight Ceremony Honoring Vietnam War POW/MIAs

“The Last Parade” Mr. Steve Bonafel

Roll Call of Representative Names Col Danny Davis, USAF (Ret)

Benediction

Father Hurley

9:00 PM “God Bless America” Ms. Wendy Coble & All

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Friday, June 21, 2019

8:30 AM GENERAL SESSION Virginia Ballroom

11:00 AM Plaza Level

Ms. Mills-Griffiths, Presiding

Obtaining Answers via Partnerships

Dr. Tom Holland, Director, Partnerships & Innovations, DPAA

Dr. Mark Moline, Director, School of Marine Science & Policy

College of Earth, Ocean &Environment, University of Delaware

DIA’s Record & Role in Filling Gaps

LTG Robert Ashley, Jr., USA, Director

Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC

Optimizing the Partnership with DPAA

Mr. Eric Phillips, DIA Stony Beach Specialist, Cambodia

Mr. Dustin Roses, DIA Stony Beach Specialist, Laos/Thailand

Mr. David White, DIA Stony Beach Specialist, Vietnam

DoD Policy Support

The Honorable John C. Rood

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Washington, DC

ARC Presentation on Case of SFC Anastacio Montez, USA/SF

Mr. Jay Veith, Chairman, League Archival Research Committee (ARC)

Mr. Glenn Hines, Veteran, Guest

Mr. Gerard Dellwo, former SF Medic, Guest

11:00 AM Preparation for Service-Hosted Luncheons

12:30 PM (Boutique: 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM)

12:45 PM SERVICE HOSTED LUNCHEONS Virginia Ballroom

2:00 PM

USA – Washington Room

USMC/USN/Civilian – Crystal Ballroom

USAF – Madison & Adams Rooms

2:15 PM WORKSHOPS Commonwealth Ballroom

3:15 PM Lobby Level

Pursuing Individual Cases, Ms. Karoni Forrester, MIA Daughter Richmond Room

Dealing with Ambiguous Loss, Mr. Don Forrester, MIA Brother Roanoke Room

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3:30 PM GENERAL SESSION Virginia Ballroom

5:30 PM Plaza Level

Ms. Mills-Griffiths, Presiding

Current & Future Initiatives – Vietnam War

RDML Jon C. Kreitz, USN

Deputy Director for Operations, DPAA, Honolulu, HI

Long Term Strategy & Analytic Priorities

LTC Eric Miller, USA, Division Chief, Intelligence & Plans

Policy & Plans Directorate, DPAA, Washington, DC

Investigation Priorities & Current Strategy

Mr. Brad Taylor, Program Chief, DIA Stony Beach

Washington, DC

Determining Field Activity Priorities – The Process

COL Brian Pearl, USA

Europe-Mediterranean Regional Director, DPAA, DC

Col Brian Peterson, USMC

Indo-Pacific Regional Director, DPAA, Honolulu, HI

Realities in the Field: Vietnam

LTC Adam J. Points, USA, Commander

DPAA Detachment II, Hanoi, Vietnam

Underwater Survey/Recovery Operations

Mr. Rich Wills, DPAA Underwater Archeologist

AFMES-AFDIL: Contributions & Resources

Dr. Tim McMahon, Director, DoD DNA Registry &

Armed Forces DNA Laboratory, Dover AFB, DE

5:45 PM BOARD BUSES FOR PENTAGON COURTYARD Hilton Entrance

6:15 PM

6:30 PM DPAA-HOSTED RECEPTION, U.S. NAVY BAND’S “COUNTRY CURRENT”

IN CONCERT & TOUR OF POW/MIA CORRIDOR

8:30 PM BUSES BOARD FOR RETURN TO HILTON CRYSTAL CITY HOTEL

9:00 PM BUSES ARRIVE AT HILTON CRYSTAL CITY HOTEL Hilton Entrance

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

9:00 AM GENERAL SESSION Virginia Ballroom

12:30 PM Plaza Level

Ms. Mills-Griffiths, Presiding

National POW*MIA Memorial

Mr. Mike Cassata, Executive Director

Presentation of League Certificates of Appreciation

Question & Answer Forum: Department of Defense presenters will respond to

questions covering subjects raised in prior sessions.

12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK

2:00 PM (Boutique: 12:45 – 1:45 PM)

2:00 PM LEAGUE BUSINESS SESSION** Virginia Ballroom

4:30 PM Plaza Level

Ms. Mills-Griffiths, Presiding

From the League Office

Ms. Leslie Swindells, League Administrator

Treasurer’s Report

Mr. Mark Stephensen, MIA/RR Son, Acting League Treasurer

Social Media & the Educational Foundation Concept

Mr. Mark Stephensen, MIA/RR Son, Vice Chairman of the Board

Mr. Chad Rathbun, MIA/RR Grandson, Social Media Specialist

Archival Preservation Project

Mrs. Darya Barmina Mills, Archival Project Director

Mr. Nicholas Disano, Archival Specialist

Resolutions for Consideration & Open Discussion

Mrs. Sue Scott, MIA/RR Sister, Board Member

6:30 PM LEAGUE-HOSTED FAREWELL RECEPTION Crystal Room

8:00 PM All Registered 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting Attendees invited Plaza Level

8:15 PM BOARD SHUTTLE TO NATIONAL MALL – OPTIONAL Hilton Entrance

8:30 PM REFLECTIONS: NATIONAL VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

11:30 PM LAST RETURN TO HILTON HOTEL Hilton Entrance

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2017/2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Pam Cain Karoni Forrester

MIA Daughter MIA Daughter

Sarasota, FL Austin, TX

(703) 798-8550 (512) 751-7909

[email protected] [email protected]

Ann Mills-Griffiths Eldon Robinson

MIA/RR Sister MIA Brother

Arlington, VA Lincoln, NE

(703) 465-7432 (402) 770-3949

[email protected] [email protected]

Sue Scott Mark Stephensen

MIA/RR Sister MIA/RR Son

Troy, MI Boise, ID

(586) 907-9922 (208) 859-3597

[email protected] [email protected]

Cindy Stonebraker

MIA Daughter

Hopkinsville, KY

(931) 241-1893

[email protected]

LEAGUE OFFICE

5673 Columbia Pike, Suite 100

Falls Church, VA 22041

(703) 465-7432

Leslie Swindells Darya Barmina Mills

League Administrator Archival Document Specialist

(703) 465-7432 (703) 465-7432

[email protected] [email protected]

*Must have purchased dinner ticket(s) to attend.

**Dues-current League Family Members ONLY are eligible to vote; all are welcome to attend.