Student group pushes for MIA awareness
October 16, 1973 - Ann O'Connor, Concordia student, is part of a group who thinks petitions and public opinion can force the North Vietnamese to reveal what they know about Americans missing in action (MIA). The group "Youth Concerned for the 1300 Missing in Action Inc." wants two million petitions and funds to raise public awareness. She says as a result of a 1969 letter writing campaign and petition torturing stopped in North Vietnam and men could write home to families, a great victory She wants the country to allow rescue teams in to search for missing men, gravesites, and crash sites.