Act No. 7830 — An Act amending title | Virgin Islands Code, chapter 11 by adding section 200f establishing the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mother
ACTNO, 782 BILL NO. 31-0158 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2015 An Act amending title | Virgin Islands Code, chapter 11 by adding section 200f establishing the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day ---0)--- WHEREAS, the men and women of America’s Armed Forces selflessly serve to protect our nation, are among our greatest heroes, and, in many cases, have given their lives so that Americans could live in freedom and security; and WHEREAS, the heartache of the loss of a family member in the service to our nation is something that no family should ever have to experience; and WHEREAS, after receiving notice of her son’s death in World War I, Grace Darling Seibold devoted her energy to volunteering in a local hospital and reaching out to other mothers whose sons had died in military service; and WHEREAS, she organized a group of 25 of these special mothers on June 4, 1928, to make plans to establish a national organization to be known as American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. …
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