The Navy Gold Star Program is a new, comprehensive program designed for families of service members who die while on active duty. The program provides a level of long-term assistance and support ...

At the recent Command Ombudsman meeting on July 6, Pam Valliere, Regional Gold Star Coordinator for Naval District Washington (NDW), shared the mission of the program to provide support for ...

Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) Navy Gold Star Program Coordinator Rufus Bundrige said the program serves as a trusted source of information related to personal loss, resiliency and recovery.

Since 1936, the last Sunday in September has been designated as Gold Star Mother's Day to honor those who have lost a child while serving the country.

The U.S. Navy has expanded the reach of its Gold Star program to provide long-term support not previously available to families who have experienced the loss of an active-duty sailor.

GROTON, Conn. (Tribune News Service) — Helen Keiser-Pedersen said with a knock on the door on March 11, 2013, and a notification that began with the heartbreaking words, "We regret to inform you ...

By Twilla Smith Navy Region Southeast Public Affairs Navy Region Southeast has launched a program to assist Gold Star Families - those whose family members have died in military service - as a part… ...

The USO Warrior and Family Center at Bethesda hosted a Gold Star Spouses and Children’s luncheon April 1 to recognize the families of fallen and deceased service members who died ...

Lt. Gen. David Halverson, as the commander of U.S. Army Installation Management Command and assistant chief of staff for Installation Management, welcomed Army and Navy gold star families to the ...

Around 50 sailors and civilians, including three Gold Star families, gathered inside an auditorium on Command Hill at Yokosuka to take part in the memorial, part of the Navy Gold Star Program’s ...

Keith Sherman served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years and retired in October as a senior chief petty officer. His new mission: telling the stories of fallen service members through the voices of Gold ...

The Navy alone has 2,700 Gold Star families in its six-state Southwestern Region, said Sabrina Griffin of the Navy Gold Star Program. About 23 percent of those family members are children.