Memorial Day is a singular national holiday in the United States. But for Virginia “Gail” Joyce, the spirit of this day is ...

I wish that we could hold you, and love you and thank you. You have given so much; it seems inadequate to only give you this reassurance in return. But on Gold Star Mothers Day, we offer this ...

After four years of hard work, the California Gold Star Memorial Monument was finally unveiled with a dedication ceremony. It's the first of its kind in the nation.

"I wish you could have heard the conversations the first year we tried to introduce the foot-long cheese coney. It's a balancing act," acknowledges David. The Gold Star story starts with the ...

Trump’s Memorial Day speech delivered an explicitly partisan message during what is traditionally a nonpolitical ...

Michele Linn honors Memorial Day with a free solar system, gaining relief from energy bills and finding hope in her husband's memory.

The Gold Star parents asked Donald Trump, then the Republican presidential nominee, if he had ever read the Constitution and offered to lend him their copy; Trump claimed he’d been “viciously ...

A Gold Star widow in Brooklyn has made it her life's mission to turn her husband's legacy into a lifeline for others walking the same road of grief. It's been a painful 19 years for Dr. Mecca Nelson.

They are Gold Star families — relatives of U.S. servicemembers who died in the line of duty. For them, this groundbreaking ceremony wasn’t just about a monument. It was about creating a ...