Six Degrees of the Bracelet: Vietnam's Continuing Grip

Six degrees of separation refers to the idea that everyone is at most six steps away from, or connected to, any other person on Earth.

While the Vietnam War was raging, silver bracelets were created to raise awareness of, and show support for, American servicemen who were prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA). After the war, black bracelets were produced to pay homage to any of our armed forces killed in action (KIA). The orange bracelet is more recent and symbolizes all those, ...