WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 22 of their colleagues in celebrating the passage of a Senate resolution designating August 1, 2026, as Gold Star Children's Day, which recognizes children of fallen service members.
America's Gold Star tradition began in World War I. When a service member deployed, his or her family would often hang a banner bearing a blue star outside the home. If the loved one was killed in combat the family replaced the blue star with a gold one. These families came to be known as Gold Star Families. In the wars of the 20th and 21st centuries, nearly 625,000 Americans have made the ultimate sa...