POW bracelet

P.O.W. bracelet for serviceman missing since 1966

A POW bracelet (or POW/MIA bracelet) is a nickel-plated or copper commemorative bracelet engraved with the name, rank, and loss date of an American serviceman captured or missing during the Vietnam War.

The bracelets were first created in May 1970 [1] by a California student group called Voices in Vital America, with the intention that American POWs in Vietnam not be forgotten. The bracelets sold for $2.50 or $3.00. Those who wore the bracelets vowed to leave them on until the soldier named on the bracelet, or their remains, were returned to America.

Between 1970 and 1976, approximately 5 million bracelets were distributed.

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References

  1. Allen, Michael J. Until the Last Man Comes Home. The University of North Carolina Press, 2009. Page 57.

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