PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C. — January 8, 2026  — Legacies of War, the leading organization dedicated to raising greater awareness and funds to support the clearance of unexploded ordnance, survivor assistance, and explosive ordnance risk education is honored to announce that Ambassador (ret.) Karen B. Stewart will begin her tenure as Chair of the Board . Ambassador Stewart is the first U.S. Ambassador ever to serve in this role at Legacies of War. A career Foreign Service Officer,...

From the desk of: Hannah Hayes , Advocacy Ambassador, Legacies of War I still remember clinging to my grandma on the back of her motorbike, the heat swallowing us whole as we wove through the city, taking it all in as best as I could from behind her. These rides were part of the early years of my childhood, growing up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with my grandma and my cousins. I loved it.  It was through my grandma that I came to know Vietnam and all that it is: experiencing life alongside...

From the desk of: Jewelry Pouna Keodara , 2025 Titus and Linda Peachey Peace Fellow, Advocacy Ambassador, Legacies of War We often grow up hearing stories from our parents and loved ones about lifetimes before our own, tales that blur truth and myth. Crossing rivers, trekking through jungles to school—each story shaped by the eyes that tell it. As a young girl, I heard tales of war from my family's homeland, but I could not grasp their meaning. During childhood summers, I visited Laos,...