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Gold Star Mothers, I would like to let everyone know about a program that Honors our Families of the Fallen.
https://providinghopeva.com/memorial_plaque_offer
We make Memorial Plaques free of charge to all of our Families of the Fallen and ship them nationwide. To date we have shipped over 774 plaques out, there are probably several families in this group that have already received one from us. If you would like to see our previous plaques you can see them at Walker Talkers LE page. This program is sponsored and supported by Providing Hope VA. Please take a moment to share this program, and if you haven't already, design and submit an order for your Fallen Soldier Memorial Plaque.
Dear Gold Star Mothers of Virginia:
I’m writing this message, mindful of shared emotions, yet hopeful they can be harnessed again to help others like only you can.
Not too long ago, I became aware that too many of our fallen are being laid to rest to the sound of Taps coming from a boombox. You see, the armed forces no longer have enough bugle players to render the honors live at military funerals. With that in mind, I began serving as a volunteer bugler with Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and even Coast Guard and veteran service organizational Honor Guard teams. I was so impressed with their dedication to the Duty of Remembrance, I wrote a book and dedicated it last Veterans Day 2021 to the men and women who serve on military funeral honors details. The project became a true labor of love, and I’m donating every single dollar raised to Bugles Across America (BAA), a 501(c)3 charity founded by Marine (retired) Tom Day whose sole mission is to make buglers available to sound Taps live (as opposed to recordings or electronic replicas) at no cost to the families of the fallen, the government, or the Honor Guard teams.
“Sounding Taps: A Duty of Remembrance” is the journey of a man who learned to play the bugle to honor ordinary service men and women who didn’t know they were heroes. Each chapter is the memory of an unheralded military veteran who could have been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Instead, all but one rests in peace in small town or mostly forgotten country graveyards. For some, the visit by this lone bugler was probably the first time since the Civil War or another military service uniquely their own that their spirits have heard these haunting notes. It also is a salute to those who continue the tradition of honoring our veterans with their service on funeral details. Try as we might, sometimes all we can do is remember and honor that memory and this book does that. And it may be the only book ever written by a bugler who understands the important traditions of the soldier's last lullaby.
Now this isn’t a book to be read quickly. The reader can expect to laugh a little and sometimes cry and to stop and reflect on the ordinary men and women who didn’t know they were heroes.
In that same spirit, I'm humbly asking if you’d allow this post to be seen by those who watch your page. Please know, this is a class act fundraiser praised by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Founder Bonnie Carroll. Available now on the author's website (www.robinsbook.com) and Amazon.com in time for the patriotic holidays and presentations, this is one beautiful book! The bugler ghosted on his country's "ragged old flag" will beckon you inside the stunning, black matte-finished cover with echoes of Taps. It's richly illustrated, with full-color pictures, and stories of service men and women who didn’t always know they were appreciated. Readers will read, reflect, and then find a place for it on their coffee table where the curious will join the author on tour, sounding Taps.
Thanking you in advance,
Robin
Dear Gold Star Mothers of Virginia:
This year marks the 160th Anniversary of the first time Taps was sounded on the battlefield honor the fallen. With that in mind, I would be so grateful if you'd consider posting this notice to your page. Several years ago, I began serving as a volunteer bugler with Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Honor Guard Teams as well as veteran service organizations. As you can imagine, I was very impressed with their commitment to the Duty of Remembrance. In fact, I was so impressed I wrote a book entitled, “Sounding Taps,” and dedicated it last Veterans Day, 2021 to the men and women who serve on military funeral honors details. The project became a true labor of love, and I’m donating every single dollar raised to Bugles Across America (BAA), a 501(c)3 charity founded by Marine (retired) Tom Day whose sole mission is to make buglers available to sound Taps live (as opposed to recordings or electronic replicas) at no cost to the families of the fallen, the government, or the Honor Guard teams.
Sounding Taps is the journey of a man who learned to play the bugle to honor ordinary service men and women who didn’t know they were heroes. Each chapter is the memory of an unheralded military veteran who could have been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Instead, all but one rests in peace in small town or mostly forgotten country graveyards. For some, the visit by this lone bugler was probably the first time since the Civil War or another military service uniquely their own that their ghosts have heard these haunting notes. It also is a salute to those who continue the tradition of honoring our veterans with their service on funeral details. Try as we might, sometimes all we can do is remember and honor that memory and this book does that. And it may be the only book ever written by a bugler who understands the importance of the soldier's last lullaby.
With the patriotic holidays and the anniversary of the Taps tradition, it’s a great way to say “thank you” to a veteran, your honor guard, or patriotic friend. “Sounding Taps” is available for purchase through website
www.robinsbook.com or Amazon.com. It’s a touching read, a quality, full color, tabletop style book anyone who keeps alive the Duty of Remembrance would be proud to own.
Thanking you in advance,
Robin
On Tuesday, December 21st Merle Bryd, Nancy Stets, Mona Gunn, Mary Strong, Laurie Miner, and Myra Moore gave 102 Christmas presents to the Veterans in the Spinal Injury, Mental Health, Residence, and Domicile Wards at the Hampton VA Hospital.
On December 18th - Mona Gunn, Merle Byrd, and Mary Strong from the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers, In. helped to lay wreaths from Wreaths Across America at the Hampton Veterans Cemetery.
You "mothers" never did ANYTHING about this!
My name is Sarah Otto & I am the President & Co-founder of the Ohana Homefront Foundation, as well as a Navy retiree spouse & granddaughter of a Marine buried at Arlington.
Ohana Homefront Foundation would be honored to show respect to the special Veteran in your life that is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
My OHF Co-founder (and Marine spouse) & I will be at Arlington National Cemetery on November 9th and would like to show love to your Veteran(s) by laying a flower and placing a flag on your Veterans final resting place.
If you have a loved one buried at Arlington National Cemetery, and would like us to pay tribute to them, please fill out a form at:
https://bit.ly/November9th
We are forever grateful for our Nations Veterans & families!!
Hello from the Virginia War Memorial. I am the director, Clay Mountcastle, and we have a desperate need to help preserve the stories of Virginia's fallen heroes this week at the War Memorial in Richmond. We are filming our newest short documentary: Who They Were: Lives Worth Knowing, that will seek to tell about the lives of a number of those honored here at the War Memorial. We have one more opening for a filmed interview this Thursday, 13 May, and we are hoping to find a surviving family member that would be willing to share the story/memories of their lost loved one. An interview would take less than an hour and would help our tens of thousands of visitors each year know more about who they were; more than just their name.
Please let Gold Star Families know about this need, if possible. Anybody interested or willing to help can contact me directly at
[email protected]
Share the GoldStarTree.com link with everyone. The in person tree each year is at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa as we honor our local heroes.
Please share and post photos and short stories about your military heroes so we can all Honor - Respect - Remember no matter where you’re from.
The Official Gold Star Family Tree online
Honor - Respect - Remember
GOLD STAR FAMILY Free Access Voucher~
With this voucher, entrance fees for the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and standard amenity recreation fees for Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Forest Service sites will be waived for Gold Star Families
Miss you all.
