Gold Star Mother’s Day is observed in the United States on the last Sunday of September each year. It is a day to for people to recognize and honor those who have lost a son or daughter while serving the United States Armed Forces.
Gold Star Moms Website
Gold Star families gather at the Capitol
Yesterday the 26th, short article here
Gold Star Mothers And Wives To Be Honored Sunday
Written article by Kimberely Scott WJBF News Channel 6 Can be found Here
In shadow of U.S. Capitol, families of wars' fallen share pride, pain
WASHINGTON -- Pamela Schwarz arrived at the U.S. Capitol yesterday wearing a blue T-shirt with a photo of her late son and a credential bearing a gold star hanging from her neck.
All around her, thousands wore the same gold star as reluctant members of a proud, but tragic, club.....>>>>
PBS News Hour: Silent Honor Rolls
As Of September 27 2009, Gold Star Mothers Day, There Are 96 Pages w/5 'Silent Honor Rolls' Each, Number Of KIA's Varies With Each 'Silent Honor Roll';
Many have numbers in the teens and twenties
In Honor - In Memory
With all this purely racist rhetoric, racist posters leading already to devastating actions against many, coming for no reason but hatred and fear, I would suggest that people, on the Gold Star Mothers Day 2009, visit the News Hour site page and watch some of these "Silent Honor Rolls' and look at the faces and names of those who have died serving this Country in our latest Wars and Occupations of Choice!
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