[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 172 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5115]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 422--DESIGNATING AUGUST 1, 2023, AS ``GOLD STAR 
                            CHILDREN'S DAY''

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

                              S. Res. 422

       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 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, a 
     national observance honoring the mothers of fallen service 
     members annually on the last Sunday of September;
       Whereas, since 2010, the Senate has honored Gold Star 
     Spouses by resolution annually, recognizing the unique 
     sacrifices made by spouses of fallen service members;
       Whereas thousands of sons and daughters of military 
     families have lost mothers or fathers 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 service members of the United States as 
     part of a national debt of gratitude that the people of the 
     United States owe to the service members 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, 2023, 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 children of the fallen 
     men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States.

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