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| After just wrapping up my year as National President, I have thought a lot about all the things I wanted to accomplish. The Board last year deserved a medal for hearing all my ideas and wishing we had time to do all the things I wanted to see updated and all the new things I wanted to do. But, in one short year I could only do what was done! Being on the Board one more year to get VAVS up and running again is an honor. I love helping Veterans. It’s a passion of mine. |  Pam Stemple, US Navy |
 Teresa Bullock, National Service Officer | Being appointed the National Service Officer this year is such an honor. I have some great mentors teaching me all I need to know for membership, charters, logo requests, and event planning. I am also the Grants committee chair and what a start we have had there! We opened a special disaster grant for our members who were affected by the devastation of Hurricane Beryl in Texas. Reading the requests and seeing the devastation some have endured is heartbreaking. I am proud of how our moms are so resilient and that we decided to help them. That is why I am here, to help and support other mothers, our veterans, active duty and their family members. |
National PURPLE HEART DAY
National Purple Heart Day is celebrated on August 7th each year to honor the Purple Heart, the oldest military decoration in the United States. The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are wounded or killed, or who die after being wounded, by enemy action while serving under competent authority after April 5, 1917. The award is given in the name of the President of the United States.
Purple Heart Day also serves to raise awareness of the impact of war on veterans and their families, and to highlight the importance of providing them with the support and resources they need to live fulfilling lives after their service.
Purple Heart Day also serves to raise awareness of the impact of war on veterans and their families, and to highlight the importance of providing them with the support and resources they need to live fulfilling lives after their service.
 | The expression ‘The Ties that Bind’ is used to describe a common idea or belief that links people together. For example, you may say, “We are family, held together by the ties that bind. Nothing can tear us apart.” This is how I feel about our sisterhood and American Gold Star Mothers. No journey is meant to be traveled alone. |
 | On Memorial Day 2024, GSM Barbara Bilbrey from the Department of GA, travelled to Owego, NY to serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the 133rd Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony. Since 1966, the ceremony had been hosted by James Raftis, Sr. of Owego who served as the chair of the Memorial Day Committee. Mr. Raftis has given countless hours of service to veterans and families of the fallen in Tioga County, NY. |
This year, because of health challenges, he asked Mrs. Bilbrey to step in and host the ceremony as a GSM. Mr. Raftis and Mrs. Bilbrey worked to make changes to the ceremony to bridge the gap to the new generations. It is these generations that will be carrying on our mission of never forgetting the fallen.
The keynote given focused on the traditions of Memorial Day and of other military traditions such as the meaning of the gun volley and taps. Mrs. Bilbrey is the GSM of Spc. Charles Bilbrey, Jr from Owego, NY who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007
The keynote given focused on the traditions of Memorial Day and of other military traditions such as the meaning of the gun volley and taps. Mrs. Bilbrey is the GSM of Spc. Charles Bilbrey, Jr from Owego, NY who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007
by Jaylin Kremer
July 1, 2024
July 1, 2024
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Various pictures and proclamations in honor of U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Lucas Elliott for the ceremony dedicating and renaming the Cary, N.C., Army Reserve center in his honor June 8, 2013. Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Joel Quebec/Released
Independence Day for most Americans is a day of cookouts, fireworks, and festivities. Children are wide-eyed with excitement, and there are plenty of smiles and laughter shared by friends and strangers alike. A picture-perfect day signifying just what it means to live the American Dream.
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