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Blue Star Mothers, wives, and visiting soldiers, Granada Relocation Center, Colorado, June 1943. Retired Army Capt. George H. Maines conceived the idea for the Blue Star Mothers after a conversation with General John Pershing. He ran a newspaper article in the Flint News Advertiser on January 22, 1942. A coupon was included in the article and ...
On the last Sunday in September, Gold Star Mother's Day is observed in the U.S. in honor of Gold Star mothers, as established in Title 36 § 111 of the United States Code. [16] This was originally declared by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936. [17] In 2009, Barack Obama proclaimed the observance as Gold Star Mother's and Families ...
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. (AGSM), is a private [1] nonprofit organization [2] of American mothers who lost sons or daughters in service of the United States Armed Forces. It was originally formed in 1928 for mothers of those lost in World War I , and it holds a congressional charter under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code . [ 3 ]
The National Charity League Inc. (NCL) is a Costa Mesa, California-based national non-profit organization designed to encourage community service and volunteering opportunities for mothers and their daughters in grades 7–12. Founded in 1925 and incorporated in 1958, the group focuses on community service, leadership development and cultural ...
In 1960, Bishop Charles F. Buddy founded the first co-educational Catholic high school in the Diocese of San Diego. It would be built on twenty acres of land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Egger. Seventy young students and a faculty of four embarked on a lasting venture which was to become known as Marian High School.
In 1995, two Catholic mothers desired a school in North County (San Diego area) that would provide their children with both solid academics and faith formation within an integrated K-12 curriculum. With the blessing of then San Diego Bishop Robert Brom, they founded Sierra Madre Academy in a small commercial building in San Marcos. Founded as ...
The United States Congress authorized the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation on January 2, 2013, in Section 2859 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112–239 (text)). [1]
Grossmont High School is a public high school in eastern San Diego County, California. Opened in 1920, it is the oldest public high school in East County and the first of twelve high schools currently in Grossmont Union High School District. The school has an approximate enrollment of 2,800 students. [4]