[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 31, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5689-S5690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 791--DESIGNATING AUGUST 1, 2024, 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. 791

       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

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     ``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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