[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4442-S4443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 751--DESIGNATING AUGUST 1, 2022, AS ``GOLD STAR 
                            CHILDREN'S DAY''

  Mr. WICKER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 751

       Whereas the recognition of Gold Star Families in the United 
     States dates back to World War I, when the families of fallen 
     service members displayed a service flag in the window of 
     their homes with a gold star;
       Whereas, in 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed 
     into law legislation designating the last Sunday of September 
     as ``Gold Star Mother's Day'', a national annual observance 
     to honor the mothers of fallen service members;
       Whereas, since 2010, the Senate each year has honored Gold 
     Star Spouses by resolution on April 5, recognizing the unique 
     sacrifices made by the spouses of fallen service members;
       Whereas thousands of sons and daughters have lost a parent 
     who served in the Armed Forces and also deserve national 
     recognition for the burden and legacy they carry; and
       Whereas, in 2022, the Senate honored Gold Star Children for 
     the first time, recognizing the sons and daughters of service 
     members who were killed while deployed in areas of hostility, 
     as part of the national debt owed to all those who have 
     shared in the sacrifice of military service: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates August 1, 2022, as ``Gold Star Children's 
     Day'';
       (2) honors the sacrifices and hardships of the children of 
     fallen service members; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     Gold Star Children's Day in support of the children of the 
     fallen men and women of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States.

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