Sunday, July 25, 2010

Gold Star Familes Gather To Remember Those Who Died In Military Service


Event Connects Gold Star Families, Kin Of Those Who Died In Military Service -- Washington Post

An indescribable pain consumes two Maryland mothers as they approach the anniversaries of their entrance into a network of families they hoped never to join: those with children killed in war.

On Aug. 5, 2006, Deborah Higgins buried her first-born son, Lance Cpl. James W. Higgins, 22, after he was killed in Iraq days shy of returning home. Two years earlier, on Aug. 5, Linda Faulstich received word that her son, Army Spec. Raymond J. Faulstich Jr., 24, died in Iraq that day after his convoy was attacked.

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More News On The Gold Star Families

New generation of Gold Star families honor their fallen loved ones -- CNN
Gold Star families to honor their fallen -- News Sentinel
Weekend of Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery -- Washington Post (Pictures)

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