President, American Gold Star Mothers
President
of American Gold Star Mothers, an organization that provides support
for mothers of children killed in service to the country, her son was
killed in Afghanistan in 2001 at the start of Operation Enduring Freedom
On Memorial Day: The Politics of Remembering Since antiquity, fallen soldiers have been memorialized with statues, tombs poems and songs — and, now, with websites. Ruling governments build public monuments to commemorate wars. Families want to honor the sons and daughters who fought and died in those wars.
On Memorial Day: The Politics of Remembering Since antiquity, fallen soldiers have been memorialized with statues, tombs poems and songs — and, now, with websites. Ruling governments build public monuments to commemorate wars. Families want to honor the sons and daughters who fought and died in those wars.
Free food for federal workers during shutdown Local federal workers are picking up free food as the government shutdown continues. More than 1000 PG&E workers in San Luis Obispo fear for their jobs as the utility declares bankruptcy.