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The organization was named after the Gold Star that families hung in their windows in honor of the deceased veteran. After years of planning, twenty-five mothers met in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 1928, to establish the national organization, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
Gold Star Families for Peace (GSFP) is a United States–based organization founded in January 2005 by individuals who lost family members in the Iraq War, and are thus entitled to display a Gold Star. It is considered an offshoot of Military Families Speak Out. Gold Star Families for Peace now includes more than 65 families of troops killed in ...
Giving Gold Star mothers and families a place to reflect, contemplate, and meditate on their loss; Giving Gold Star mothers and families a place to gather; Commemorating the national service that the Gold Star Mothers Club has provided to the nation; and; Providing a place for the public to acknowledge the sacrifices of Gold Star mothers and ...
Thousands of U.S. service members made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in Afghanistan. "This is his actual banner," said Annette Kirk, as she showed the mementos, medals and memorials she ...
Gold Star Families, who've lost an immediate family member in the line of service, may self-certify their identities with a voucher. Passes may also be ordered online , but there is a $10 shipping ...
Act 145 of 2024, signed into law last month by Gov. Josh Shapiro, authorizes the construction of a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. Rep. Joseph Kerwin, R-Elizabethtown, introduced House Bill ...
Gold Star mothers are women entitled to display a gold star on a service flag as the mother, stepmother, adoptive mother or foster mother of a United States Armed Forces member that died while engaged in action against an enemy recognized by the Secretary of Defense. Gold Star Mothers may also refer to:
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Gold Star families in El Paso and around the country are being sent off for the “GSF Snowball Express Annual Event” in Orlando, Florida. The “GSF Snowball Express ...