On June 23, 1936, Congress designated the last Sunday of September as Gold Star Mother’s Day. In 2011, President Barack Obama amended the observance to include Gold Star family members.

Two Gold Star parents reminded President Biden of the 13 service members who died in ... “You can’t really put into words what it feels like to bury your loved one in an actual flag ...

The flags weren't there because the cemetery ground crews complained the flags made it too hard to cut the cemetery's grass. Paul, upon hearing that news, did what any Gold Star parent would do ...

Paul, upon hearing that news, did what any Gold Star parent would do: He fought the Department of Veterans Affairs until the rule was changed. But this Gold Star dad’s mission had just begun.

Paul, a recently retired teacher from Raynham, Massachusetts, instantly joined the ranks of Gold Star parents in 2006. Paul didn't know what to do or say when he got the news, let alone how to ...

Throughout our country’s history, many of America’s men and women in uniform have given their lives to protect our freedom and the freedom of oppressed people around the world.More than 7,000 ...

Carrie and other parents whose children died in combat receive a yearly check from the state through the Gold Star Parent Annuity Program. The annuity pays $500 per parent, up to $1,000 per ...

Dorothy Sablan Lukeala, a Gold Star mother and keynote speaker at the Memorial Day Commemoration on May 26, 2025 at the Guam Veterans Cemetery in Piti, holds a flag that signifies a Gold Star ...

NASCAR launched its 2025 season by hosting two Gold Star families at the United Rentals 300 and 67th DAYTONA 500 in Florida on Feb. 15 and 16 in commemoration of its official IMPACT partnership ...

Forty-eight recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes were greeted with smiles, hugs and a parade line of flags Christmas Day at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights. Gold Star parents Bob ...