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A lawsuit was filed on Friday by Gold Star families of 143 US service members who lost their lives in Afghanistan, alleging that US contractors paid protection money to the Taliban. The lawsuit [...]

Beginning in WWI, families put up blue stars on their homes to signify that they had a loved one serving in the military. By the end of the war, many of those blue stars had gold ones sewn over [...]

Syracuse.com reported that New York Democrats pushed back after Republicans called them “heartless” in a recent fight over a new bill for military families. On Tuesday they shelved a [...]

From Sea to Shining Sea the Gary Sinise Foundation paid for trips to Walt Disney World for literally hundreds of children of Gold Star families in the 2018 “Snowball Express.” Why? [...]

The Michael Strange Foundation was created in memory of Cryptologist Technician Michael Strange, DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6) GY4, who was killed in the Extortion 17 crash on August 6, 2011. His father [...]

The furor over President Trump’s phone call to a Gold Star wife seems to be the gift that keeps on giving, thanks to Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL), who claimed President Trump was [...]

September 24 is Gold Star Mother’s and Families Day. The tradition dates back to WWII, when a blue star was placed on service flags to indicate an active duty member of a family. If they [...]

Brittany Jacobs took her 6 year old son, Christian, to Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, as she has done frequently since her husband’s death. Marine Sgt Christopher Jacobs was [...]

The Veteran’s Inaugural Ball has been held since 1953, as a way of honoring the Medal of Honor recipients on Inauguration Day.  But on Friday, two Gold Star family members were assaulted by [...]

Extortion 17, Benghazi, Lies, Photo-ops, Disrespect Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton have a compassionate bone in their bodies. They are willing to use the broken lives of people to make [...]