[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 791 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 791

      Designating August 1, 2024, as ``Gold Star Children's Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2024

   Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Designating August 1, 2024, as ``Gold Star Children's Day''.

Whereas the recognition of Gold Star Families in the United States dates back to 
        World War I, when the families of fallen members of the Armed Forces 
        displayed a service flag with a gold star in the window of their homes;
Whereas, in 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law legislation 
        declaring Gold Star Mother's Day, now known as ``Gold Star Mother's and 
        Family's Day'', a national observance honoring the mothers of fallen 
        members of the Armed Forces annually on the last Sunday of September;
Whereas, since 2010, the Senate has honored Gold Star Spouses by resolution 
        annually on April 5, recognizing the unique sacrifices made by spouses 
        of fallen members of the Armed Forces;
Whereas many thousands of children of military families have lost parents who 
        served in the Armed Forces and also deserve national recognition for the 
        burden and legacy they carry; and
Whereas no date has existed to specifically recognize the children of fallen 
        members of the Armed Forces as part of a national debt of gratitude that 
        the people of the United States owe to the members of the Armed Forces 
        who sacrificed all in protecting the freedom of the United States and 
        the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates August 1, 2024, as ``Gold Star Children's 
        Day'';
            (2) honors the sacrifices and hardships of the children of 
        fallen members of the Armed Forces; and
            (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
        Gold Star Children's Day in support of children of the fallen 
        members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
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