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Welcome to American Gold Star Mothers,
Inc. We're an organization of mothers who have
lost a son or daughter in the service of our
country.
If you're a member of the public, we participate
in many memorial events around the country and
you're welcome to join us.
If you've lost your child in the service
of the country and would like the community
of others in your situation, we invite you to
join us. No one knows how you feel like
another mother who has lost a child.
If you're a member, keep up to date by checking
the members section for the latest news. There
are also some interesting historical photos
under Who We Are, Photos From the Archives.
Mary Byers is
elected President of AGSM for 2012
- 2013.
Save the Date. The 6th
Annual Mountain Man Memorial
March is scheduled for 19-20
April 2013 in Gatlinburg,
TN. Please plan on joining us
again next year as we honor Gold
Star Families and their Fallen
Heroes.
Mountain Man Memorial March
1720 Volunteer Blvd, SAC 214
Knoxville, TN 37966
865-974-4701
Retroactive Stop Loss
Special Pay Deadline Extended.
The deadline for eligible
service members, veterans and
their beneficiaries to apply for
Retroactive Stop Loss Special
Pay has been extended to Oct.
21, 2012.
The details of
Gold Star Mothers Sunday events
were inadvertently left out of
the latest newsletter. Click the
link below and be sure to fill
out the Reply Card if you are
attending the Dinner.
AGSM
is partnering with the Center
for the Study of Traumatic
Stress which will collect data
for a new 5-year study of the
impact of a U.S. service member
death on surviving family
members.
A documentary
film chronicling the lives of
American Gold Star Mothers. This
is a story about what it means
to lose a child who serves his
or her country.
HI,
MI and ME have recently passed legislation
for a
Gold Star Family license plate.
DC has had no
action on legislation. Even Guam
has GS plate. If you live in
DC contact your local
legislator and support this
legislation. If you don't live
in DC contact your federal
legislators and urge them to
support this effort.
"Be it resolved,
that since the District of
Columbia is the only
jurisdiction in the United
States that does not offer a
Gold Star Family license plate,
it is further resolved that
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc,
supports a Gold Star Family
license plate for the District
of Columbia and this shall be
accomplished promptly."
The statue, the
central element of the memorial
was designed by
Andrew Chernak. Dedication
set for Sunday, May 1, 2011, in
Stanton Plaza, on Elm Street
across from Veterans Park,
Manchester, NH.
The Marine Corps
Connection (MCC) is a weekly
e-newsletter that keeps readers
up-to-date on the latest
headlines relevant to the Marine
Corps, upcoming events, and
highlights Marines who are doing
incredible things in the "Heroes
of the Week" feature.
AGSM
is partnering with the Center
for the Study of Traumatic
Stress which will collect data
for a new 5-year study of the
impact of a U.S. service member
death on surviving family
members.
Calling
all Marine Moms.
Scholarship.