Family members typically receive these pins from the Army before or after their Soldier’s funeral service. The Army salutes Gold Star Spouses at all times through its Survivor Outreach Services ...

Immediate family members include parents, spouses, siblings and children ... of a service member due to their duty. What is a Gold Star Lapel Pin? Under federal law, 10 U.S. Code § 1126(a ...

The Ohio congresswoman brought back her bill to lower health care costs for fallen service members’ partners for longer, ...

Ernst, a retired Army officer, “has spoken directly to Gold Star spouses and families ... a rebranding and redesign of the Next of Kin pin, and encouraged the Pentagon to regard the designation ...

It was held in recognition of National Gold Star Spouses Day. Apr. 5, 2024: Roses are seen lining the base of the Gold Star Families Memorial Monunment during a wreath laying ceremony at the ...

Zimmerman and Voelke spent years to get spouses of those who died on duty also eligible for the exemption to bring crucial financial help to Gold Star families. The two credit Del. Kathy Tran, D ...

Maura Healey put it. Clad in gold jackets and garrison caps, members of the Gold Star spouses community — survivors of military members who died serving their country — filled the Senate ...

But we also owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to those whom they have left behind — their surviving spouses and other family members. And today, on Gold Star Spouses Day, we particularly honor ...

EXETER, R.I. (WJAR) — A group of veterans paid tribute to the families of fallen soldiers ahead of National Gold Star Spouses Day on Wednesday, April 5. The local chapter of the Nam Knights of ...