HR 310 — A Resolution designating September 28, 2025, as "Gold Star Mother's and Family Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   2300

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 310
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, DOUGHERTY,
        HOHENSTEIN, SANCHEZ, M. MACKENZIE, BRENNAN, PIELLI, NEILSON,
        JAMES AND VENKAT, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating September 28, 2025, as "Gold Star Mother's and
 2      Family Day" in Pennsylvania.
 3         WHEREAS, When a military service member dies in the line of
 4   duty, the family receives The Gold Star to commemorate the
 5   military member's service and life, while recognizing the impact
 6   of loss on the family; and
 7         WHEREAS, During World War I, families of service members
 8   displayed the Service Flag, which featured a blue star for each
 9   immediate family member serving in the military; and
10         WHEREAS, When a service member tragically died during combat,
11   the blue star was replaced with a gold star; and
12         WHEREAS, During World War I, Grace Darling Seibold lost her
13   son, George Vaughn Seibold, who died while serving in France;
14   and
15         WHEREAS, Grace Darling Seibold founded American Gold Star
16   Mothers, Inc., to provide comfort and support to mothers as they
17   processed their grief; and
 1         WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson used the term "Gold Star
 2   Mother" following World War I, representing the importance and
 3   honor of those who served and the lives that were sacrificed;
 4   and
 5         WHEREAS, In 1936, Congress designated the last Sunday of
 6   September as "Gold Star Mother's Day" in order to honor grieving
 7   mothers; and
 8         WHEREAS, In 2011, President Barack Obama amended the title of
 9   "Gold Star Mother's Day" to "Gold Star Mother's and Family Day,"
10   which is recognized on the last Sunday in September; and
11         WHEREAS, "Gold Star Mother's and Family Day" signifies the
12   impact of the loss of a service member on Gold Star family
13   members, including parents, siblings and children; therefore be
14   it
15         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
16   September 28, 2025, as "Gold Star Mother's and Family Day" in
17   Pennsylvania.




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