MS Veterans Affairs announces Gold Star Children’s Day
The Mississippi Veterans Affairs worked with several Gold Star children to help turn a dream into reality.
For years, Gold Star children all over have felt abandoned and unheard. Now, that feeling is no more.
The Mississippi Veterans Affairs organization, along with several Gold Star Children’s Day, came together to announce the declaration of ‘Gold Star Children’s Day’ on August 1st.
For those who are not aware, a Gold Star child is someone who has lost a mother or father during their service in the military.
The organization reached out to Governor Tate Reeves about the idea and he did not hesitate to sign the declaration into action.
News 25 spoke with several Gold Star children who believe this will help others who have gone through similar tragedies not feel so alone. Gold Star daughter Diana Moore said, “I probably won’t see my dad’s remains before I exit this world because he’s an isolated case, but it does give me hope that another child doesn’t have to go through what we have gone through.”
Gold Star daughter Bethany Henderson said, “It’s not something to be like scared to tell people. I met some other people that had gone through the same thing so I knew that I wasn’t by myself.”
If you would like to learn more about Gold Star families, you can visit the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Biloxi.
