Gold Star Family Support Fund on the GMCF Community Hour Show Episode - 232

Christine Benne discusses the new Gold Star Family monument being established at Victory Park on Fort Riley, honoring the 13,578 members of the First Infantry Division who made the ultimate sacrifice across multiple conflicts. This monument provides Gold Star families, those who have lost a loved one in military service, a place for reflection and remembrance.

• Gold Star Family Fund initially created to help Kansas families visit the First Infantry Division Memorial in Washington, DC
• Monument features the inscription "Their duty was to serve, Ours is to remember" with the Gold Star family seal
• Monument lists total casualties: 5,516 in WWI, 4,325 in WWII, 3,079 in Vietnam, 27 in Desert Storm, 439 in Iraq, and 192 in Afghanistan
• Unveiling ceremony scheduled for September 26th at 1:00 PM at Victory Park with Senator Marshall and General Rohn attending
• Memorial service at Kansas State Capitol in Topeka on September 25th at 10:00 AM, organized by the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs
• Support for Gold Star families available through Fort Riley's Survivor Outreach Support (SOS) program

To support the Gold Star Family Fund, visit the Armed Forces Community Foundation website at www.armedforcescf.org or contact GMCF directly through mcfks.org.

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