Bring Our Families Home (BOFH) is a campaign comprised entirely of the families of Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained overseas.
Our message is simple: We urge President Biden to meet with us and urgently use all available tools to #BringThemHome.
March 9, 2024 is the inaugural National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.
Order a flag today at the link below.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) signed by President Biden at the end of 2023 established March 9 as the annual National Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.
The flag above is codified in the NDAA as a symbol for this day, and will be flown on federal buildings. The tally marks symbolize the days, weeks, months, years, and even decades that our loved ones have unjustly suffered in the hands of foreign countries or groups, reminding the government and the public of the need to #BringThemHome before it’s too late.
You can place orders for the flag in various sizes here.
The flag is not owned by anyone or any specific organization. It is meant to be used by any person or organization that wants to stand in solidarity with this cause and help raise awareness. The flag vendor linked above is not affiliated in any way with the BOFH campaign; the campaign does not earn any of the proceeds from sales of the flag.
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If you’d like a limited edition BOFH campaign T-shirt, please fill out the form to the right and a representative from the campaign will reach out by email.
We have partnered with the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 organization, as our fiscal sponsor to enable the public to directly and transparently fund our advocacy.
100% of your proceeds (less small processing fees) will go directly to our Campaign, enabling us to continue our creative advocacy.
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15 current American hostages and wrongful detainees in our campaign
We represent those held in 6 different countries
Lengths of detention vary from 1 year to nearly 17 years
11 Americans in our campaign freed since our launch
By the Numbers
Our advocacy
Mural in Houston
On July 4, 2023, we unveiled a wheat paste mural in Houston, TX to remind the public about the 15 Americans in our campaign who have been wrongfully deprived of their freedom, in honor of Independence Day. 7 of them are from Texas.
The unveiling was attended by numerous former detainees as well as Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Rep. Al Green, who were featured as keynote speakers.
Hostage Week 2023
We gathered in Washington, DC on May 2 and May 3, 2023 to mark one year since our campaign launch in Lafayette Park, coinciding with “Hostage Week.”
The video to the left shows various images from a candlelight vigil at our mural in Georgetown and a press conference in front of the White House.
Mural in Georgetown
In July 2022, we unveiled a public wheat paste mural in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. showcasing the faces of 18 American hostages and wrongful detainees held abroad. The mural was designed and installed by Iowan artist Isaac Campbell to bring awareness and public recognition to the plight of these detainees and increase bipartisan support to bring them home.
The Bring Our Families Home Campaign is a coalition of families, not a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The Campaign is grateful to be fiscally sponsored by the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation.