During the Vietnam War, if you were a military spouse and your husband became a prisoner of war, you were expected to follow protocol and to keep quiet. You were not to discuss this with anyone except your immediate family.
In the late 60s, a group of wives defied this policy by going public, ultimately forcing the US government to take steps to bring P.O.W.s back home.
WMRA’s Matt Bingay spoke with Author and Historian Heath Hardage Lee about the untold story of The League of Wives.
Heath Hardage Lee discusses her book, The League of Wives: The untold story of the women who took on the US government to bring their husbands home from Vietnam at our September 2019 Books and Brews.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg at 7pm.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in Crozet at the Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery at 7pm.
