Joseph Stuart is the youngest of five (5) children of Lt. Col. John F. Stuart, U.S. Air Force, Missing in Action (MIA) in North Vietnam, December 20, 1972. Joe has been an active member of the National League of POW/MIA Families (League) since 2016 and was recently appointed as the Indiana State Coordinator for the League.

To help educate others on the League’s mission, and to raise awareness of and for the POW/MIA issue, he participates in Run for The Wall each May, including participating in the Run’s outreach missions to other Killed in Action (KIA)/MIA families, VA centers and local schools. Additionally, he is a member of the Indianapolis POW/MIA Council, and an active member of the U-tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand Alumni Group. This is the base where his father was stationed during the Vietnam War and at the time he was shot down. At the time, it was referred to as a ‘secret base’. He is a member of Sons and Daughters in Touch, a national support organization committed to uniting the Gold Star sons and daughters of American servicemen who were killed, or who remain missing, as a result of the Vietnam War.

Joe is a graduate of Vincennes University, has been a private pilot/licensed Airframe & Power plant Aircraft Mechanic for 30 years and currently works for an international air cargo company. Joe resides in Indianapolis, seeks accountability for his dad and all MIAs from Vietnam, loves to travel, spend time with family and talk about the POW/MIA issue to all who will listen. He has a son currently serving in the United States Marine Corps and has one grandson.