Originally Posted by
skidder
Now that you've mentioned it I do recall those. I remember them not for some mystical healing properties, but they were made for, and sold by, a charity for Vietnam vets and MIAs. Pretty popular back in the 1980s IIRC. Wasn't the reason for the copper about getting all the MIAs back and the PTSD-inflicted vets in treatment before the bracelets corroded off everyone's wrists?
Copper bracelets were popular long before the 80s. MIA bracelets were made out of several materials, including copper. And, setting a goal to get MIAs home before the copper corroded would be a cruel joke, as copper corrodes very slowly.