ELIGIBILITY
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- GOLD STAR FAMILIES
“A HERO IS AN ORDINARY INDIVIDUAL WHO FINDS THE STRENGTH TO PERSEVERE AND ENDURE IN SPITEOF OVERWHELMING OBSTACLES.” - CHRISTOPHER REEVE
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO STRENGTHEN THE LIVES OF OUR VETERANS, CIVIL SERVANTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENSURING THAT NO ONE IS TRULY LEFT BEHIND.
GOLD STAR FAMILIES
MEMORIAL DAY IS ONE OF AMERICA’S LONG-STANDING HOLIDAYS THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR. WHEN IT WAS FIRST OBSERVED, IT WASN’T A THREE-DAY WEEKEND KNOWN FOR MEGA SALES, COOKOUTS, OR THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER; IT WAS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND GRATITUDE FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY. BUT NOW, MEMORIAL DAY’S INTENDED PURPOSE IS TOO OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE THE FIRST LONG WEEKEND OF SUMMER.
GOLD STAR FAMILIES, THE SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIED ON ACTIVE DUTY, OFTEN TAKE OFFENSE AT THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF MEMORIAL DAY, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE “FUN FACTOR” OF THE WEEKEND ECLIPSES WHY THIS HOLIDAY WAS CREATED.
WHILE OTHERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT A DAY AT THE BEACH OR A GOOD DEAL ON A REFRIGERATOR, GOLD STAR FAMILIES CONTEND WITH THE INTENSIFIED FEELINGS OF LOSING A LOVED ONE WHO WAS ALSO A SERVICE MEMBER. AT MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES ACROSS THE COUNTY, THEY STAND WITH THE NATION TO HONOR THEIR SERVICE MEMBERS WHILE STRUGGLING WITH THE PERSONAL GRIEF OF LOSING A SPOUSE, ADULT CHILD, PARENT, SIBLING, OR GRANDCHILD.
GOLD STAR FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUT SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. WHILE THE SACRIFICES MADE BY SERVICE MEMBERS IN ALL WARS MUST BE REMEMBERED, MEMORIAL DAY MUST BE A RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY FOR ALL AMERICANS NOW AND IN YEARS TO COME.
THERE IS A POTENT MESSAGE IN THE EXPRESSION, “FREEDOM IS NOT FREE,” IN OUR POST-9/11 WORLD, PERSONAL FREEDOMS CAN’T BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED. ALL CURRENTLY SERVING MILITARY PERSONNEL CONTRIBUTE IN SOME WAY TO PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS; SOME PAY DEARLY. MEMORIAL DAY IS FOR HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED, TOO. - JOANNE STEEN
GOLD STAR FAMILIES, THE SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIED ON ACTIVE DUTY, OFTEN TAKE OFFENSE AT THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF MEMORIAL DAY, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE “FUN FACTOR” OF THE WEEKEND ECLIPSES WHY THIS HOLIDAY WAS CREATED.
WHILE OTHERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT A DAY AT THE BEACH OR A GOOD DEAL ON A REFRIGERATOR, GOLD STAR FAMILIES CONTEND WITH THE INTENSIFIED FEELINGS OF LOSING A LOVED ONE WHO WAS ALSO A SERVICE MEMBER. AT MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES ACROSS THE COUNTY, THEY STAND WITH THE NATION TO HONOR THEIR SERVICE MEMBERS WHILE STRUGGLING WITH THE PERSONAL GRIEF OF LOSING A SPOUSE, ADULT CHILD, PARENT, SIBLING, OR GRANDCHILD.
GOLD STAR FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUT SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. WHILE THE SACRIFICES MADE BY SERVICE MEMBERS IN ALL WARS MUST BE REMEMBERED, MEMORIAL DAY MUST BE A RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY FOR ALL AMERICANS NOW AND IN YEARS TO COME.
THERE IS A POTENT MESSAGE IN THE EXPRESSION, “FREEDOM IS NOT FREE,” IN OUR POST-9/11 WORLD, PERSONAL FREEDOMS CAN’T BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED. ALL CURRENTLY SERVING MILITARY PERSONNEL CONTRIBUTE IN SOME WAY TO PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS; SOME PAY DEARLY. MEMORIAL DAY IS FOR HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED, TOO. - JOANNE STEEN
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THROUGH COLLABORATION, SPONSORSHIP, PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS, THE LIBERTY FOUNDATION WILL MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE.
ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR CAN INCREASE EMPATHY AND HELP VETERANS ASPIRE FOR GREATER MEANING AND ASPIRATIONS IN THEIR LIVES, WHICH CAN, IN TURN, HELP FOSTER POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH.