Gold Star Mother’s And Family’s Day, 2026

America is free, strong, secure, and prosperous due to the courage of the heroes in uniform who are willing to lay down their lives in the defense of our Republic. The supreme sacrifice paid by every fallen warrior is borne in perpetual sorrow and profound anguish by the loved ones left behind. On Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, we pause to honor the surviving families of our valiant patriots and renew our sacred obligation to always support them. Gold Star Families endure the unfathomable — burying their Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Airman, Guardian, or Coast Guardsman who fell protecting our birthright of freedom.