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Gold Star Family memorial unveiled in Pocatello kicking off Memorial Day Weekend
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The Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and Plaza in Pocatello is unveiled at a ceremony Thursday, May 28, 2021. As part of the ceremony, Gold Star Families in attendance lay a flower at the base of the statue. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com
POCATELLO Hundreds of people were in attendance for the unveiling of the Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and Plaza Thursday afternoon in Pocatello.
Etchings on the front of the memorial read “Gold Star Families Memorial Monument A tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom and those they left behind.”
5 FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Under partly cloudy skies, a warm breeze and the Iron Mike statue appearing as if he was casting a watchful eye over the audience, five Fayetteville, North Carolina Gold Star Families were recognized by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, May 18.
The Families of Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay, 3rd Special Forces Group; Staff Sgt. Jacob Hess, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade; Sgt. 1st Class Shawn P. McCloskey, 7th Special Forces Group (7th Group was still at Fort Bragg at the time of his death); Sgt. 1st Class Keith Callahan, 82nd Airborne Division; and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Allgaier, 82nd Aviation Brigade, were presented with documents confirming the mortgages held on their homes were completely satisfied.
ELKIN, N.C. – A dedication ceremony will be held Sunday for the new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Elkin, honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military.
A new Gold Star Families Memorial Monument honoring the families of servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the military will be dedicated Sunday in Elkin, N.C. “Gold Star” family members and relatives are those who have lost a loved one in service to their country. Organizers say the monument honors families of all fallen veterans in Western North Carolina and Southwest Virginia.
How to get free admission to national parks
Gold Star Families simply need to download and print a free access voucher, which they sign and either present upon arrival or place on their dashboard at unattended sites. By signing it, they self-certify they are eligible next of kin (NOK) of a member of the United States Armed Forces who lost his or her life in a qualifying situation, such as war, an international terrorist attack or a military operation outside of the United States while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Veterans can receive a pass by presenting one of the following forms of identification at a host of designated locations: